Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

What causes a child to be born with an extra chromosome in every cell?

Correct answer C. Non-disjunction

Explanation

Non-disjunction is the failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis, so a gamete gets an extra copy, as in Down syndrome (trisomy 21).

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