Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 172
172. A women with 47 chromosomes due to three copies of chromosome 21 is characterized by:
(a) superfemaleness
(b) triploidy
(c) turner’s syndrome
(d) down’s Syndrome
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Answer : d
Hints & Solution
(d) Down’s syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome number 21 and the offspring has 47 chromosomes.