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Title: What is the chromosomal abnormality associated with Down syndrome?
Post by: mchico on Mar 9, 2018
What is the chromosomal abnormality associated with Down syndrome?
 
  a) an extra Y chromosome
  b) a broken branch on the Y chromosome
  c) three 21 chromosomes instead of two
  d) 24 rather than 23 pairs of chromosomes

Question 2

If only one twin has a certain disease, the twin pair is said to be
 
  a) fraternal.
  b) penetrant.
  c) karyotypic.
  d) discordant.

Question 3

What are the units that make up chromosomes?
 
  a) neurons
  b) genes
  c) loci
  d) karyotypes

Question 4

_________data examines the number of new cases of a condition while _________ data examines the frequency of occurrence of a condition.
 
  a) incidence; raw
  b) incidence; prevalence
  c) survey; incidence
  d) prevalence; incidence


Title: What is the chromosomal abnormality associated with Down syndrome?
Post by: Pawlaweh on Mar 9, 2018
Answer to #1

c

Answer to #2

Sent you a PM please check your forum inbox. Thank you

Answer to #3

b

Answer to #4

b


Title: What is the chromosomal abnormality associated with Down syndrome?
Post by: mchico on Mar 9, 2018
Thanks for your help <3