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Missing 19th Chromosome

Postby EmmVeePee » Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:15 am

Is there a disease caused by a missing 19th chromosome?

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Postby GreenDog » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:35 am

Yes, death probanly.
I don't think that the gamete would be vital.
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Postby MrMistery » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:29 pm

GreenDog wrote:Yes, death probanly.
I don't think that the gamete would be vital.


What he meant to say was viable. And yes i agree with him, a missing pair of chromosoms will result in death
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Postby EmmVeePee » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:16 am

Yeah, I did some research.

Not a missing pair, but haploid expression of the 19th chromosome messes up dosages and ends with embryo death. It is possible to have a monosome of a chromosome, but not in this case.
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Postby MrMistery » Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:57 pm

Sure it is. Think of Turner sindrome...
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