A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is:

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A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is:

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Down's syndrome is caused by the non-disjunction of the 21st pair of autosomes during gamete formation, resulting in trisomy 21 (47 chromosomes). Klinefelter's and Turner's involve sex chromosomes.

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A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is:

A

Down's syndrome

B

Klinefelter's syndrome

C

Turner's syndrome

D

Sickle cell anemia

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