Biological Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
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Chapter 13, Problem 16PIAT
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The advice given by a genetic counselor to pregnant woman about the chances of not having a child with Down syndrome.
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Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs due to the presence of an extra copy of a chromosome. A genetic counselor is consulting a 42-year-old woman who has just learned she is pregnant. She knows that Down syndrome births increase with a mother’s age and thus is very worried about her child.
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Biological Science (6th Edition)
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