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The second, combined with a normal gamete from the other parent, gives rise to a typical child. The third leads to a translocation Down syndrome child. The last becomes a translocation carrier, like the parent. Translocation Down syndrome is often referred to as familial Down syndrome. It is the cause of about 4.5% of the observed Down ...
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Modified version of Image:Autosomal Dominant Pedigree Chart.svg. Enlarged letters, cropped. Its description is: Autosomal Dominant Pedigree Chart. In Autosomal Dominance the chance of receiving and expressing a particular gene is 50% regardless of the sex of parent or child. Date: 2006-07-22, modified 2008-05-24: Source
On the right side of the diagram we have a homozigous father. and a non-carrier mother. all the children should be carriers, not just half.
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, [12] also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability , and characteristic physical features.
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