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When cells form in an embryo (new baby), and cells split, their chromosomes all split in two, with one set staying in the original cell, and the other set going to the new cell. Sometimes, randomly, a chromosome set stays in the original cell, so it has 2 sets, and the new cell has none, at all. If this occurs with chromosome 21, Down syndrome can be the result.

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