In a karyotype of a man whose wife has had several miscarriages, it was discovered that he had onlv 45 chromosomes. However, he displayed no obvious phenotypic defects. Furthermore, one of the chromosomes of pair 15 was abnormally long. Which of the following terms best describes the condition of this man? a. monosomy b,. trisomy c. tetrasomy d. translocation carrier e. edward syndorme

In a karyotype of a man whose wife has had several miscarriages, it was discovered that he had onlv 45 chromosomes. However, he displayed no obvious phenotypic defects. Furthermore, one of the chromosomes of pair 15 was abnormally long. Which of the following terms best describes the condition of this man? a. monosomy b,. trisomy c. tetrasomy d. translocation carrier e. edward syndorme

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