asmi Forum Hero
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| | 03/03/04 - 03:40 PM  
 
   
 
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a pt with downs syndrome showed 46 chromosomes on each of 100 metaphase karyotype.What is it ; a. mosaicism b. translocation c.imprinting d. deletion * plz do explain your answer .
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| Colombia Forum Guru
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| | 03/03/04 - 05:04 PM  
 
   
 
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Translocation betwwen 21 and 14. So the offspring is going to take three 21 but just a diploid number. This phenomenon is called Robertsonian translocation.
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| asmi Forum Hero
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| | 03/03/04 - 06:12 PM  
 
   
 
|   #3 |
correct 
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| usmleasr Forum Guru
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| | 03/04/04 - 11:11 AM  
 
   
 
|   #4 |
good q
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