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What is the difference between Down syndrome and Turner’s down syndrome? What are their effects?

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chromosome 21 causes Down syndrome. Thus, it is trisomy 21 and is represented as 45 + XY or 45 + XX. The absence of one X-chromosome causes Turner's syndrome which is represented as 44 + XO.
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