Only autosomal trisomies involving chromosomes 13, 18, and 21 are survivable. Why is this?

A. These are relatively short chromosomes.
B. These are relatively long chromosomes.
C. These are relatively gene-poor chromosomes.
D. These are redundant chromosomes.
E. These chromosomes have no genes.


C. These are relatively gene-poor chromosomes.

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