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Yes, but when it happens you get retards (mentally disabled people)

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Q: Is it possible to have a missing chromosome?
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A diploid cell missing a chromosome is called a?

The condition in which a diploid cell is missing a chromosome or has an extra chromosome is called aneuploidy.


What is the term for an individual who has an extra copy of one chromosome or is missing a chromosome - Is it something-'ploid'?

Aneuploid - the individual has an extra copy of one chromosome or is missing a chromosome.


What are the causes of heredity diseases?

The causes of a hereditary disease is a missing chromosome, and extra chromosome. Like in Down Syndrome there is an extra chromosome 26.


How do you see mutation in a karyotype?

You might see an extra chromosome or a missing chromosome. You might see a piece of a chromosome missing, or a piece added onto another chromosome.


Are gay people missing a chromosome?

No.


What is the correct term for an individual who has an extra copy of one chromosome or is missing a chromosome?

Singnalurear


Are there different types of turner syndrome?

There are 3 types of Turner syndrome Classic Turner syndrome - 45X - second X chromosome missing from all cells. Mosaic Turner syndrome - 45X/46XX - second X chromosome missing from some cells. The third type of Turner syndrome is when the second X chromosome is damaged or only partly missing.


What is unisomy?

When there is one chromosome missing. Making a pair of chromosomes have one part missing.


What do you call it if a person is missing a chromosome?

If a person is missing a chromosome, it is known as monosomy. Monosomy occurs when there is only one copy of a particular chromosome instead of the usual two copies. For example, a person missing one copy of chromosome 21 would have a condition called monosomy 21 or trisomy 21, which is also known as Down syndrome.


What is the chromosomal defect that causes Prader Willi?

its when seven genes chromosome 15 are missing or ununexpressed on the paternal chromosome.


What is the name of the chromosomal mutation when a gene is missing from the chromosome?

tyt


What can too few of a type of chromosome cause?

Too few of a type of chromosome can cause genetic disorders or death. Turner Syndrome occurs when there is a missing X chromosome.