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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

Down's syndrome is caused by:

Options:

trisomy of $14^{\text {th}}$ chromosome

trisomy of $22^{\text {nd}}$ chromosome

trisomy of $21^{\text {st}}$ chromosome

short arm of $23^{\text {rd}}$ chromosome

Correct Answer:

trisomy of $21^{\text {st}}$ chromosome

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → trisomy of $21^{\text {st}}$ chromosome