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Down’s syndrome is caused due to

  1. A
    monosomy of 21 st chromosome
  2. B
    trisomy of 21 st chromosome
  3. C
    an extra chromosome in male
  4. D
    an extra chromosome in female

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Down's syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by abnormal cell division resulting in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome . This presence of three copies instead of two is called trisomy of the chromosome.

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Down’s syndrome is caused due to
A
monosomy of 21 st chromosome
B
trisomy of 21 st chromosome
C
an extra chromosome in male
D
an extra chromosome in female

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