Genetic Disorders Flashcards
1
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Trisomy 21
A
Down Syndrome; nondisjunction of an autosomal chromosome; extra chromosome 21
2
Q
Trisomy 13
A
Patau’s Syndrome; nondisjunction of an autosomal chromosome; extra chromosome 13
3
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Trisomy 18
A
Edward’s Syndrome; nondisjunction of an autosomal chromosome; extra chromosome 18
4
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Turner’s Syndrome
A
nondisjunction of a sex chromosome; only one X chromosome
5
Q
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
A
nondisjuction of a sex chromosome; male having XXY chromosomes
6
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Cri-Du-Chat Sydrome
A
chromosomal abnormality in which there is a loss about one half of the short arm of chromosome 5
