Down Syndrome Has a Frequency in the Canadian Population of ~4/10,000

question 26

Multiple Choice

Down syndrome has a frequency in the Canadian population of ~4/10,000 live births.In which of the following groups would you expect this frequency to be significantly higher?

• A)people in Latin or South America
• B)the Inuit and other peoples in very cold habitats
• C)people living in equatorial areas of the world
• D)very small population groups
• E)No groups have such higher frequency.

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