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down syndrome is a genetic, developmental condition caused by nondisjunction of chromosome 21 during meiosis. explain how a problem with the spindle checkpoint can cause this to occur in the cell.

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Answer: Failure in spindle in checkpoint results in the formation of one gamete cell with an extra chromosome and another gamete cell lacking a chromosome.

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Failure in spindle in checkpoint results in the formation of one gamete cell with an extra chromosome and another gamete cell lacking a chromosome.
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