A common cause of miscarriage, especially when it affects chromosome 16, it is much more prevalent in the fetuses of women age 40 or older.
Increased rates of this phenomenon are found in carriers of robertsian translocations and in those who suffer from syndromes affecting DNA repair, such as Bloom's syndrome. A common cause of miscarriage, especially when it affects chromosome 16, it is much more prevalent in the fetuses of women age 40 or older. Patau's syndrome, Edwards's syndrome, and Klinefelter syndrome are all examples of, for 10 points, what type of genetic disorder caused by the presence of an additional chromosome, whose most famous example, Down Syndrome, involves three copies of chromosome 21?
Increased rates of this phenomenon are found in carriers of robertsian translocations and in those who suffer from syndromes affecting DNA repair, such as Bloom's syndrome.
{trisomy} [prompt on “extra chromosome” or variants; accept {aneuoploidy} before “Patau”]