Trisomy

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Trisomy is where there is an extra of a particular chromosome due to nondisjunction during meiosis. Trisomy often leads to miscarriage although there are a number of chromosomal abnormalities in which the foetus survives, mainly 13, 18, 21,  X and Y. The chance of trisomy occuring increases with the age of the mother.

Main non-lethal trisomies in humans:

Occassionally you can also get a tetrasomy in which there are four copies of a chromosome insteasd of two.

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