Of the following human trisomies, the one that generally has the most severe impact on the health of the individual is

A) trisomy 21.
B) Klinefelter syndrome (XXY).
C) trisomy X.
D) XYY.
E) All of the above have equal impact


Answer: A) trisomy 21.

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