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What are chromosomal disorders?

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What are chromosomal disorders?
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 3 months ago

  • It is caused due to absence or excess or abnormal arrangement of one or more chromosomes.
  • Aneuploidy – failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division cycle results in the gain or loss of chromosome.
  • Polyploidy – Failure of cytokinesis after telophase stage of cell division results in an increase in a whole set of chromosomes in an organism.
  • Down’s syndrome – gain of extra copy of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21)
  • It was first described by Langdon Down (1866).
  • Affected individual is short with small round head, furrowed tongue and partially open mouth.
  • Broad palm with characteristic palm crease.
  • Physical, psychomotor and mental development is retarded.
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