Down syndrome is a the addition of an extra chromosome and not really related to evolution. It is more of a genetic mutation that causes this event to occur.
The number is the same everywhere.
Down's syndrome is increased with advanced maternal age, which is defined as more than 35 years of age.
Down syndrome is something you are born with; it is not something that will suddenly "appear."
Some of the conditions that occur more often among children with Down syndrome include: heart defects, vision problems and hearing loss.
Down syndrome is caused by an extra or part of an extra 21st chromosome while Turner syndrome is caused by an absence in one or part of the sex(X) chromosome.Down syndrome can occur in both male and femalewhile Turner syndrome only occurs in female.People with Down syndrome tend to have a lower than average cognitive ability.Both Down syndrome and Turner syndrome are at higher risk for having medical conditions such as heart problems.
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Disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, are caused by nondisjunction.
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No, Turner syndrome affects girls.
Down syndrome is generally the preferred spelling, although Down's syndrome is sometimes used in American sources.
Most cases of down syndrome are not inherited. Translocation Down syndrome can be inherited.