Trisomy
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- The most common trisomy is Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, where a baby has three of the twenty-first chromosome.
- The other type of trisomy is Trisomy 13 (Patau's Syndrome), which occurs less frequently than Edwards Syndrome.
- Trisomy 2 seems to only be compatible with life in a mosaic state and if the trisomy is confined predominantly to placental tissues.
- Changes to the number of chromosomes: Trisomy Trisomy is the presence of one extra copy of a chromosome, such that there are 47 chromosomes in total compared to the normal number of 46 chromosomes.
- If the trisomy is chromosome 21, the person will have Down syndrome.
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