Why does trisomy and monosomy occur? And why are they so bad on the molecular level?

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Justin Rassier · Answer 1 · 2022-07-18T08:33:20+0000

Monosomy (the lack of one member of a chromosome pair) and trisomy (a triplet instead of the normal chromosome pair) are typically the result of nondisjunction during meiosis.

Why does trisomy and monosomy occur? And why are they so bad on the molecular level?

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