Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and Edwards syn-drome (trisomy 18) are the most common autosomal triso-mies seen in human infants. Does this fact mean that thesechromosomes are the most difficult to segregate properlyduring meiosis?

Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and Edwards syn-drome (trisomy 18) are the most common autosomal triso-mies seen in human infants. Does this fact mean that thesechromosomes are the most difficult to segregate properlyduring meiosis?

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Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter9: Patterns Of Inheritance

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