NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
A women with 47 chromosomes due to three
copies of chromosome 21 is characterized by
- Atriploidy
- BDown’s syndrome
- Csuperfemaleness
- DTurner’s syndrome
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Correct answer: B
Down's syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome number 21 and the off spring has 47 chromosomes.
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