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Down Syndrome 2
Title: Down Syndrome 2
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 493 | Pages: 2.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Down Syndrome 2
Down syndrome is one of the most frequently occurring
birth defects in the world. It is a chromosomal abnormality
which results in 47 chromosomes, instead of 46, with an extra
chromosome being 21. Because the majority of Down syndrome
cases affect the twenty-first chromosome, it is commonly called
"trisomy 21."
Down syndrome is usually caused by a cell division error,
which is known as non-disjunction. This occurs when an embryo
develops with three number 21 chromosomes instead of two. This
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…showed last 75 words of 493 total…community organizations, and more
people will interact with these individuals. Therefore, there
is an increasing need for education and acceptance of people
with this syndrome.
Works Cited
Unknown author. "Down Syndrome. Public Health Education
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Available http://babynet.ddwi.com/tlc/
pregnancy/downsynd.html.html,
March 25,1993.
Unknown author. "Down Syndrome." [Online]
Available http://www.geneseo.edu/~tmm2/
Downsyndrome.html
Unknown author. "Down Syndrome:For New Parents." [Online]
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geocities.com/heartland/prairie/3272
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