Down syndrome may occur because of a translocation defect. This means the
A) infant inherits chromosomal material from only one parent.
B) parents have a chromosomal pattern that is exactly alike.
C) additional chromosome was inherited because it was attached to a normal chromosome.
D) parents are such close relatives that their genes are incompatible.
C
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