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Chances of parents with trisomy 18 passing it to their offspring?
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∙ 12y ago
No greater than anyone else, it is not hereditary nor is it anything that the parents may do or not do. It is purely the luck of the draw.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoi don't know, but i will figure it out
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Will offspring have more or less chromosomes?
Normally, a mammal offspring will have 46 chromosomes, the same number as each of their parents; half of those chromosomes will come from each parent. However, there are mutations which can cause exceptions to this. For example, offspring with Trisomy 21, more commonly known as Down Syndrome, have an extra 21st chromosome (instead of the usual two--one from each parent). Mutations like this can have effects that range from mild to fatal.
Can Trisomy 18 be detected?
Trisomy 18 can be detected before birth
Which genetic disorder does an extra chromosome cause?
trisomy There several types of trisomy, the most well known is probably Down syndrome, which is trisomy 21.
How does nondisjunction cause Trisomy 21?
it can cause Trisomy 21 because an extra chromosome can be added.
What are the major chromosomal changes in trisomy?
Trisomy is defined as the presence of three homologous chromosomes. For example, Down's Syndrome is caused by trisomy-21, 3 copies of chromosome 21.
Will offspring have more or less chromosomes?
Normally, a mammal offspring will have 46 chromosomes, the same number as each of their parents; half of those chromosomes will come from each parent. However, there are mutations which can cause exceptions to this. For example, offspring with Trisomy 21, more commonly known as Down Syndrome, have an extra 21st chromosome (instead of the usual two--one from each parent). Mutations like this can have effects that range from mild to fatal.
Can a male with 48 chromosomes survive?
A human male normally has 46 chromosomes. Some configurations of 48 chromosomes would result in a viable male offspring. This individual would have a trisomy of the sex chromosomes such as XYY and also a trisomy of chromosome 21 and have Down Syndrome.
Is color blindness monosomy or trisomy?
trisomy
Can trisomy 18 be cured?
There is no cure for trisomy 18
Is Edward's syndrome caused by a recessive gene?
Edward's syndrome is not technically recessive or dominant, because it is not caused by a single gene. Rather it happens due to a trisomy of chromosome 18 (or just of a part of said chromosome). Parent's may be healthy and still have offspring with the syndrome not because its recessive, but because the trisomy arises during meiosis of the gametes. Whatever happens to the gametes affects only the offspring not the carrier parent.
What type of condition is trisomy?
Trisomy an abnormality in chromosomal development.
What is one example of an abnormal number of chromosomes in humans?
An untenable offspring; the death of your fetus.
Can Trisomy 18 be detected?
Trisomy 18 can be detected before birth
Is klinefelter's syndrome monosomy or trisomy?
A trisomy. A monosomy is when there is only one of a chromosome. A trisomy is when there are three of a chromosome. In Klinefelter's syndrome, there are three sex chromosomes.
Which genetic disorder does an extra chromosome cause?
trisomy There several types of trisomy, the most well known is probably Down syndrome, which is trisomy 21.
What trisomy causes Down syndrome?
Down syndrome is caused by the presence of a third chromosome 21
How does nondisjunction cause Trisomy 21?
it can cause Trisomy 21 because an extra chromosome can be added.
