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What is a karyotype. how do we use it to determine if a fetus has down syndrome

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A karyotype is the individuals collection of chromosomes

you can use the individuals karyotype to determine if a fetus has down syndrome by looking at chromosome 21. If the fetus has an extra copy of chromosome 21, it will have down syndrome.

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