down syndrome

[Louis_116206]

People who understand the view on this to do with chromosomes may find this interesting. Children with down syndrome are born with another pair or chromosomes resulting in slight similarities between them.... WIERD???

[weesper]

Excuse me, children afflicted with Down's syndrome are not born with two exta copies of a chromosome (chromosome 21 to be exact) but just one.

Please delete this thread

[OGT from back in the day]

TRIsomy 21...TRI...meaning THREE