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What is the prevalence of Down Syndrome in the current population?
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In the US, there are currently almost 500,000 people with Down Syndrome.
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What condition results when a child is born with an extra chromosome on the third pair?
Down syndrome
What is different between typical brain wave and Down syndrome brain wave?
A down syndrome brainwave is not as strong, because people with down syndrome are missing there 21st chromosome.
What condition occurs when a human zygote has 47 chromosomes?
Trisomic condition in which there is one extra chromosome on an autosome. For eg. Down's Syndrome
Which of the following are example(s) of trisomy---Turner Syndrome Down's Syndrome or Klinefelter's Syndrome?
Trisomy means having three copies of a chromosomes. Turner's syndrome is NOT an example of trisomy. Someone with Turner's syndrome has only one X chromosome. Down's syndrome IS an example of trisomy. Someone with Down's syndrome has 3 copies of chromosome 21. Klinefelter's syndrome is a tricky one. On one hand, it would be considered trisomy because they have 3 sex chromosomes. However, they are not all the SAME sex chromosomes. Someone with Klinefelter's has 2 X chromosomes and one Y chromosome.
What types of Down syndrome are there?
There are three different types of Down syndrome: Standard Trisomy 21, Translocation, and Mosaicism. Standard Trisomy 21 is when the extra chromosome 21 comes from either the egg or sperm cell. Between 90% and 95% of all Down syndrome is Standard Trisomy 21.
What population down syndrome is affected?
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What is the population of people with Down Syndrome?
1 out of every 691 live births
What percentage of the Down syndrome population has atlantoaxial instability?
0-9 purcent
What are the statistics of a mother having a child with down syndrome?
For the United States, estimated as the fraction of people in the population with the syndrome, ~1/5500.
What is the most common chromosomal abnormality seen in live born babies what is the prevalence of this disorder what is the relationship between maternal age and the risk of having a baby with this?
Down Syndrome-the rest is on wikipedia
What is the current population of the small tooth saw fish?
hey :) the population is down ... all the down to 99 percent
How many people in north America have down syndrome?
There are approximately7,222,222 people with down syndrome in the world ( if you compare the stat 1 in every 800-1000 births to the world's population of 6.5 billion).
What is the genetic disorder for having three 21 chromosomes?
down syndrome
What is a chromosomal disorder that could result from nondisjunction?
Disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, are caused by nondisjunction.
What condition results when a child is born with an extra chromosome on the third pair?
Down syndrome
What is the correct spelling 'Down syndrome' or 'Down's syndrome'?
Down syndrome is generally the preferred spelling, although Down's syndrome is sometimes used in American sources.
Is down's syndrome inherited?
Most cases of down syndrome are not inherited. Translocation Down syndrome can be inherited.
