Monosomy

... enough gabbling! :lol: :lol: :lol: I would suspect that aneuploidy is far more problematic than polyploidy because there are different types (monosomy and trisomy) and it can occur in sex chromosomes or autosomes...AND there are different causes (non-disjunction, translocation errors, mitosis ...

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... genetic condition: Noonan syndrome, triploidy, Down syndrome, Trisomy 18, Turner syndrome and a rare chromosome abnormality known as Ring 18-Monosomy 18. Our series underlines the fact that it is important to explore other genetic and chromosome abnormalities, in addition to Down syndrome ...

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... in her gene that is essential for homologous recombination. What are the possible results of this mutation? a) increasing rates of autosomal monosomy in her live children b)increasing rates of autosomal trisomy in her live children c)increasing rates of polyploidy in her live children d) ...

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... base guanine always pairs with ____________ 15. a plant with an extra set of chromosomes in all its cells is an example of ___________ 16. monosomy or ______ can result from nondijunction during meiosis 17. the chromosomal condition resultion in having an extra set of chromosomes is called___________ ...

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I can understand why monosomy is harmful, but why trisomy? If we have two copies of a chromosome, we are fine. Why would adding one more chromosome mess our body up? My logic is telling me everything should still be fine because we ...

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