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  2. Distal trisomy 10q - Wikipedia

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    Distal trisomy 10 is a rare chromosomal disorder that causes several physical defects and intellectual disability. [5] Humans, like all sexually reproducing species, have somatic cells that are in diploid [ 2N] state, meaning that N represent the number of chromosomes, and 2 the number of their copies. In humans, there are 23 chromosomes, but ...

  3. Pallister–Killian syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The Pallister–Killian syndrome (PKS), also termed tetrasomy 12p mosaicism or the Pallister mosaic aneuploidy syndrome, is an extremely rare and severe genetic disorder. PKS is due to the presence of an extra and abnormal chromosome termed a small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC). sSMCs contain copies of genetic material from parts of virtually any other chromosome and, depending on the ...

  4. Aneuploidy - Wikipedia

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    The terms "partial monosomy" and "partial trisomy" are used to describe an imbalance of genetic material caused by loss or gain of part of a chromosome. In particular, these terms would be used in the situation of an unbalanced translocation, where an individual carries a derivative chromosome formed through the breakage and fusion of two ...

  5. Trisomy - Wikipedia

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    Trisomy. A trisomy is a type of polysomy in which there are three instances of a particular chromosome, instead of the normal two. [1] A trisomy is a type of aneuploidy (an abnormal number of chromosomes).

  6. Genetics of Down syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality characterized by the presence of an extra copy of genetic material on chromosome 21, either in whole ( trisomy 21) or part (such as due to translocations ). The effects of the extra copy varies greatly from individual to individual, depending on the extent of the extra copy, genetic background ...

  7. Mouse models of Down syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Trisomy 21, an extra copy of the 21st chromosome, is responsible for causing Down syndrome, and the mouse chromosome 16 closely resembles human chromosome 21. [1] In 1979, trisomy of the mouse chromosome 16 (Ts16) initially showed potential to be a model organism for human Down syndrome. [2] However, Ts16 embryos rarely survive until birth, making them unable to serve as a model for behavior ...

  8. Marker chromosome - Wikipedia

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    Marker chromosomes typically occur in addition to the standard 46 chromosomes, making it a partial trisomy or tetrasomy supernumerary chromosome. [4] A marker can be composed of inactive genetic material and have little or no effect, or it can carry active genes and cause genetic conditions such as iso (12p), which is associated with Pallister-Killian syndrome, and iso (18p), which is ...

  9. Cat eye syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cat-eye syndrome (CES) or Schmid–Fraccaro syndrome is a rare condition caused by an abnormal extra chromosome, i.e. a small supernumerary marker chromosome. [2] This chromosome consists of the entire short arm and a small section of the long arm of chromosome 22. In consequence, individuals with the cat-eye syndrome have three ( trisomic) or four ( tetrasomic) copies of the genetic material ...