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In one kind abnormal chromosome inheritance called down syndrome a child has three copies of?
an adnormal number of chromosomes ofter results in
An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes is a?
An abnormal condition that a person inherits through the chromosomes or genes is a genetic disorder.
What is the medical term meaning condition in which a person has an abnormal number of chromosomes?
The general term is aneuploidy. Some examples: Down Syndrome is a commonly known condition in which the person has an extra copy, making three, of the 21st chromosome. Others are Edwards Syndrome (an extra 18th) and Patau Syndrome (and extra 13th).
What happens if a person have more chromosomes?
If it had more chromosomes it will cause to down's syndrome
What might be the effect of inheriting more than the normal number of chromosomes in a human?
The implications of too many or too few chromosomes from the normal chromosomes are birth defects. With too many chromosomes a child could have Down Syndrome. With too few chromosomes a child could have Turner Syndrome.
How does science play a role in the detection of down syndrome?
Science allows us to actually look at our chromosomes. If we see a third copy of chromosome number 21, we know that a person has down syndrome.
How does a person inhreit prader-willi syndrome?
A person inherits Prader-Willi syndrome from the paternal chromosomes. This basically means that you had seven genes that were unexpressed.
How are cells of a person with Down syndrome different from those of a person without the disorder?
In Down syndrome, a person's cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21. In other words, instead of a pair of chromosomes, a person with Down syndrome has three of that chromosome. Down syndrome most often occurs when chromosomes fail to separate properly during meiosis. People with Down syndrome have a degree of mental retardation. Heart defects are also common, but can be treated.
How are the cells of a person with Down syndrome different from those of a person without Down syndrome?
In Down syndrome, a person's cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21. In other words, instead of a pair of chromosomes, a person with down syndrome has three of that chromosome. Down syndrome most often occurs when chromosomes fail to separate properly during meiosis. People with down syndrome have a degree of mental retardation. Heart defects are also common, but can be treated.
How many chromosomes does a person with Down Syndrome have?
Down Syndrome is when you have a trisomy of chromosome number 21. So that means they have 47 chromosomes. An older name for Down Syndrome is Mongolism. That was considered a racist term because it made fun of the features of people from Mongolia. Its use was dropped in 1965 after a delegate from Mongolia asked that the name be dropped as a medical term.
Difference between the chromosomes of a person with Down syndrome and a person without Down syndrome?
An individual with Down Syndrome has the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome.
How are the cells of a person with down syndrome different from those of Person without the disorder?
In Down syndrome, a person's cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21. In other words, instead of a pair of chromosomes, a person with down syndrome has three of that chromosome. Down syndrome most often occurs when chromosomes fail to separate properly during meiosis. People with down syndrome have a degree of mental retardation. Heart defects are also common, but can be treated.
