4. Down syndrome, a nondisjunction disorder associated with mental disability, occurs when a person inherits an extra copy of chromosome 21. If humans typically have 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes could a woman with Down syndrome have in her gametes? A. 92 B. 46 or 48 C. 47 D. 24 E. 23 or 24

4. Down syndrome, a nondisjunction disorder associated with mental disability, occurs when a person inherits an extra copy of chromosome 21. If humans typically have 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes could a woman with Down syndrome have in her gametes? A. 92 B. 46 or 48 C. 47 D. 24 E. 23 or 24

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4. Down syndrome, a nondisjunction disorder associated with mental disability, occurs when a
person inherits an extra copy of chromosome 21. If humans typically have 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes could a woman with
Down syndrome have in her gametes?
A. 92
B. 46 or 48
C. 47
D. 24
E. 23 or 24

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