Do you know about Down Syndrome?
Let's talk about down syndrome. Introduction Every living thing has genetic composition that must be complete in numbers and in structure for proper functioning and compatibility with life. Humans may be born with genetic abnormalities, some which may not allow the child to continue living or cause serious defects immediately after birth or later in life. Many of these genetic abnormalities are major reasons for spontaneous miscarriage in early pregnancy. An example of these genetic abnormalities include: Down syndrome. What is down syndrome? Every human being is born with 23 pairs of chromosomes (genetic materials) amounting to 46 in numbers. It becomes an abnormality if any of these chromosomes are either in excess or in shortage of numbers and structure. The case of down syndrome is that of an abnormal number of chromosome number 21, hence it is also called Trisomy 21. This singular problem is the cause of their looks, behavior and characteristics. Although people ...