NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is :
- AKlinefelter's Syndrome
- BDown's Syndrome
- CTurner's Syndrome
- DSickle Cell Anemia
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Correct answer: B
Down’s syndrome is caused by nondisjunction of 21st chromosome i.e. Trisomy
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