Principle of Inheritance and VariationHard
Question
Down′s syndrome is due to
Options
A.crossing over
B.linkage
C.sex-linked inheritance
D.non- disjunction of chromosomes
Solution
non- disjunction of 21st chromosomes during oogenesis is the cause of Down’s syndrome. It is also called mongolian syndrome.
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