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QuizMultiple Choice

Unit 6: Development Over the Lifespan

Question 2 • Personal Psychology 1

Down syndrome happens because of what?

Answer
A
a missing zygote
B
an extra zygote
C
an extra chromosome
D
a missing chromosome

Explanation

Down syndrome is usually caused by trisomy 21: a person has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual two. That is an extra chromosome, so the correct choice is “an extra chromosome.”

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