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Klinefelter Syndrome is neither recessive or dominant. It is a chormosome disorder, and is thus not passed down from generation to generation. The disorder is a random even that occurs.
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What chromosome is affected by meckel syndrome?
Meckel Syndrome (type 1)is an autosomal recessive trait carried on chromosome 17.
On which chromosome is the defective gene located in Hurler's syndrome?
chromosome 4
What chromosome is nail patella syndrome found on?
Nail Patella Syndrome is found on chromosome #9. If you search "what chromosome is nail patella syndrome on?" in Google, then it will give you a bunch of websites that have a bunch of info. about it. hope this helps. :-)
How do you detect if you have down syndrome?
Autosomal means that it concerns an autosome--a chromosome other than a sex chromosome. Down syndrome is caused by an additional copy of the 21st chromosome. Since the 21st chromosome is not a sex chromosome, Down syndrome is autosomal.
What are the genetic disorder caused by deletion from chromosome?
Deletion Syndrome or Williams Syndrome
What chromosome would Turner's syndrome affect?
One of the two X chromosomes.
What gene or chromosome is affected by down syndrome?
Chromosome 21 is tripled in Down syndrome.
What is the difference between Edward's syndrome and Patau's syndrome?
in Patau there is an extra chromosome in chromosome 13, in Edwars it the extra chromosome is in chromosome 18
How does the inheritance of chromosome 21 lead to Down Syndrome?
Down Syndrome is AKA Trisomy 21. there are 3 autosomes on the 23 chromosome. it isn't x linked, but is randomly mutated and in some cases autosomal.
Is angelman syndrome autosomal?
"Autosomal" means the syndrome or disorder of interest is pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome, either X or Y. Angelman and Prader-Willi Syndrome are both caused by a deletion (or disruption of a gene) on chromosome 15, which is an autosomal chromosome and not a sex chromosome. Therefore, yes, Angelman syndrome is considered an autosomal syndrome.
Why does Lesch-Nyhan syndrome affect males?
The HPRT gene is located on the X chromosome. Since the HPRT gene is located on the X chromosome, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is considered X-liked. This means that it only affects males.
Down syndrome is usually caused by an extra copy of what chromosome?
Down syndrome occurs because of the extra chromosome on chromosome 21. If you go onto google images and type in karyotype of Down syndrome, you will find a picture of the extra chromosome. Instead of having two chromosomes on chromosome 21, there is an extra. Type your answer here...
Does the Y chromosome in Klinefelters syndrome look like the X chromosome?
No. People with Klinefelter's syndrome have a normal Y chromosome and 2 normal X chromosomes.
Why does wiskott aldrich syndrome only affect males?
I believe because it is linked to genetic x-chromosome sex-inherited trait, females have another x-chromosome whereas males do not
Is Down syndrome a genetic disorder or a chromosome disorder?
Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder. It is caused by having 1 extra chromosome (chromosome 21).
Is Angelman syndrome the same as Down syndrome?
Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder, as is Down syndrome. But they are not the same. Angelman Syndrome involves a deletion of Chromosome 15, whereas people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of Chromosome 21.
What are four types of chromosomal mutations?
Four types of chromosomal mutations are Down syndrome (which is a mutation in which there are three copies of chromosome 21), Kinefelter Syndrome (which is a mutation in which a male has an extra X-chromosome), Turner Syndrome (which is a mutation in which a female is missing an X-chromosome), and Patau Syndrome (which is a mutation in which there are three copies of chromosome 13).
