Docks do not get Down syndrome. You have not studied the genetic diseases of ducks to any extent. But one can be sure that ducks too must be getting as many genetic diseases.
down syndrome
Disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, are caused by nondisjunction.
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.
Down syndrome IS the diagnosis.
Down Syndrome Is In Your Brain.
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No, Down Syndrome is permanent.
Down syndromeBoth spellings are correct and acceptable. And "syndrome" is sometimes uppercase and sometimes lowercase. On Answers.com, we choose the spelling "Down syndrome."
I am HAPPY to say they do not. They collect the down after the ducks have removed it from their bodies during preening.
Yes, a girl with Down syndrome can have a boyfriend, and many do. People with Down syndrome have the same relationship needs as people without 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.