In Down Syndrome

question 79

Multiple Choice

In Down syndrome,

• A)as the age of the mother increases, the chance of the defect occurring in the unborn children increases.
• B)the father seems to have very little influence on the defect.
• C)most embryos abort before complete term.
• D)a person with the defect cannot have a normal child.
• E)none of these are true.

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