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00 Mental Retardation Due to Chromosomal Abnormalities

normality of chromosome number or structure

Chromosomes are the threadlike or rodlike


Structures that hold our genes.

Genes are the individual instructions


That tell our bodies how to develop
And function; they govern our physical
And medical characteristics, such as
Hair color
Blood type
Susceptibility to disease
Occupy specific positions on chromosome

iagnostic Symptoms
Occurs when an individual is missing a chromosome from a pair (monosomy)
or has more than two chromosomes of a pair (trisomy)
Ex:

Down Syndrome-trisomy 21
Turner Syndrome- monosomy 13

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