What is responsible for primary Down syndrome, which is the type of Down syndrom that tends to NOT run in families?

A. disomy
B. inversion
C. polyploidy
D. nondisjunction
E. translocation


Ans: D. nondisjunction

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. a grouping of dendrites. b. a mass of cell bodies. c. a network of neurons. d. a bundle of axons. e. glial cells.

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Which of the following statements concerning bacterial growth at high temperatures is not true?

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