I have a son with full Trisomy 18. He is 29 months old, breathing on his own and is an absolute joy in my life! It has been a long hard road, but my son is worth every tear and every smile! I could not be happier with him!
What Is Trisomy? What is Down Syndrome? Discussion Comments ByElizaBennett— On May 23, 2011 @jholcomb - That's terrible! I'm so sorry for what your family is going through. A friend of mine is a lab tech and does karyotyping (that's what they do after an amnio when they line up...
Trisomy21, also referred to asDown Syndrome, is a chromosome abnormality caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Individuals with this condition usually havemental retardation, although other health issues may be present as well. This is a common birth defect, appearing in about one out of e...
“exploitation”, we assume the woman is being forced to do something against her will. I don’t think gestational carriers are forced to carry a baby, but do it because they’ve a strong desire to help others. Second, a pregnancy is a 9 month period in which the surrogate, ...
Is trisomy 18 autosomal dominant or recessive? Is trisomy 13 autosomal dominant or recessive? What is genetic variation? What type of genetic mutation is progeria? What is mutation in biology? What are genetic imprinting mutations? What is the genotype of a carrier of a recessive disorder?
At what stage of the cell cycle would a nondisjunction of chromosome 21 result in n+1 chromosomes?Trisomy 21:Trisomy 21, more commonly called Down syndrome, is a genetic condition caused by a person having an extra copy of chromosome 21, or a partial extra copy...
Mosaic Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has some cells with the Trisomy 21 arrangement, and some cells that only...
Triple X syndrome (also called trisomy X syndrome, XXX syndrome, or 47,XXX) is a rare genetic condition where females inherit an extra X chromosome. For some females with triple X syndrome, the third X chromosome can be found in every cell in their body. For others, it is only found ...
Down syndrome is caused by a random error in cell division that results in the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. The type of error is callednondisjunction(pronounced non-dis-JUHNGK-shuhn). What is Trisomy in biology? (TRY-soh-mee) The presence of an extra chromosome in some ...
Partial trisomy for 5q and monosomy for 12p in a liveborn child as a result of a complex five breakpoint chromosome rearrangement in a parent. A balanced complex chromosome rearrangement (CCR) involving four chromosomes is very rare and may lead to different types of aneuploid germ cells. We...