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Down syndrome is a condition caused by [[trisomy 21|trisomy 21]] due to [[Non_disjunction|nondisjunction]] in [[meiosis|meiosis]]. | Down syndrome is a condition caused by [[trisomy 21|trisomy 21]] due to [[Non_disjunction|nondisjunction]] in [[meiosis|meiosis]]. The similar phenotypic feature of people with Down syndrome is that they have broad and flat heads and flattened noses. Affected people have lower intellectual capacity and defective health with a shortened life expectancy. | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 29 November 2012
Down syndrome is a condition caused by trisomy 21 due to nondisjunction in meiosis. The similar phenotypic feature of people with Down syndrome is that they have broad and flat heads and flattened noses. Affected people have lower intellectual capacity and defective health with a shortened life expectancy.