Serious disease syndromes are associated with trisomy of chromosome 21 (Down syndrome), 18 (Edwards syndrome) and 13 (Patau syndrome). What is the result of trisomy of the other chromosomes? A. no disease symptomsB. minor disease symptomsC. disease symptoms with varying severity based on genetic backgroundD. lethal early in development

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Alison Lyons

Biology

24 June, 08:45

Serious disease syndromes are associated with trisomy of chromosome 21 (Down syndrome), 18 (Edwards syndrome) and 13 (Patau syndrome). What is the result of trisomy of the other chromosomes? A. no disease symptomsB. minor disease symptomsC. disease symptoms with varying severity based on genetic backgroundD. lethal early in development

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Gabriella Decker · Answer 1

C: disease symptoms with varying severity based on genetic background

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The chromosomes are composed of two under normal conditions but a genetic disorder in which a person has three copies of a chromosome instead of two is trisomy of the chromosomes and it will definitely lead to a disease syndromes.

Destiny Horn · Answer 2

Answer: C. disease symptoms with varying severity based on genetic background