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STD 12 - 4. principal of inheritance and variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSTD 12 - 4. principal of inheritance and variation1 Mark
MCQ
Number of chromosomes in Down's syndrome are
  • A
    $46$
  • ✓
    $47$
  • C
    $48$
  • D
    $49$
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
$47$
b
Down's syndrome is due to the trisomy of $21^{\text {st }}$ pair of autosome. Therefore, a Down's syndrome patient has $47$ chromosomes, i.e., $45 A + XX / XY$.

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