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  2. Trisomy - Wikipedia

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    Karyotype of a human with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). Trisomies can occur with any chromosome, but often result in miscarriage rather than live birth.For example, Trisomy 16 is most common in human pregnancies, occurring in more than 1%, but the only surviving embryos are those having some normal cells in addition to the trisomic cells (mosaic trisomy 16). [3]

  3. Polyploidy - Wikipedia

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    Polyploidy is the result of whole-genome duplication during the evolution of species. It may occur due to abnormal cell division, either during mitosis, or more commonly from the failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis or from the fertilization of an egg by more than one sperm. [1]

  4. Patau syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Patau syndromeis a syndromecaused by a chromosomalabnormality, in which some or all of the cellsof the body contain extra genetic materialfrom chromosome 13. The extra genetic material disrupts normal development, causing multiple and complex organ defects. This can occur either because each cell contains a full extra copy of chromosome 13 (a ...

  5. Triploid syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) Triploid syndrome, also called triploidy, is a chromosomal disorder in which a fetus has three copies of every chromosome instead of the normal two. If this occurs in only some cells, it is called mosaic triploidy and is less severe. Most embryos with triploidy miscarry early in ...

  6. List of genetic disorders - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child. There are over 6,000 known genetic disorders in humans.

  7. What is trisomy 18? Why the fatal genetic disorder is in the ...

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    Trisomy 18 is a fatal chromosomal condition that can be detected during pregnancy.It's also at the center of a new legal case in Texas, where a mom of two, Kate Cox, is seeking an abortion after ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Robertsonian translocation - Wikipedia

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    Robertsonian translocation ( ROB) is a chromosomal abnormality where the entire long arms of two different chromosomes become fused to each other. It is the most common form of chromosomal translocation in humans, affecting 1 out of every 1,000 babies born. [1] It does not usually cause medical problems, though some people may produce gametes ...