A girl and a boy were born to a young married couple. The girl is absolutely healthy. The examination of the boy's karyotype has shown 46 chromosomes. But one of the chromosomes of the 15th pair is longer than normal as a part of a chromosome from the 21st pair has joined it. How many autosomes and sex chromosomes are in the boy's karyotype? Name the type of the mutation. Is it possible to consider this pathology an inherited disorder?

A girl and a boy were born to a young married couple. The girl is absolutely healthy. The examination of the boy's karyotype has shown 46 chromosomes. But one of the chromosomes of the 15th pair is longer than normal as a part of a chromosome from the 21st pair has joined it. How many autosomes and sex chromosomes are in the boy's karyotype? Name the type of the mutation. Is it possible to consider this pathology an inherited disorder?

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Human Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305112100

Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Chapter20: Chromosomes And Human Genetics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3CT: People with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21, for a total of 47 chromosomes....

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