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Why is it important for an organism to have the correct number of chromosomes
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Why is it important for an organism to have the correct number of chromosomes

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Multicellular organisms require cell division for growth and repair. All of the new cells must have the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.
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It can result in mutations or an inability to procreate. For an example, people with down syndrome have one extra chromosome on chromosome 13.
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