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Down syndrome is also known as trisomy-21 because individuals with down syndrome ____.
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Down syndrome is also known as trisomy-21 because individuals with down syndrome ____.

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with three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual two. Prior to or at conception, a pair of 21st chromosomes in either the sperm or the egg fails to separate.
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