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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

The chromosomal disorders are caused due to absence, excess or abnormal arrangement of one or more chromosomes. Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division results in the gain or loss of chromosome(s), called aneuploidy.

The figure represents the karyotype of a person suffering from:

Options:

Turner's syndrome

Klinefelter's syndrome

Down's syndrome

Mendelian disorder

Correct Answer:

Down's syndrome

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Down's syndrome