Regarding Down Syndrome,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 36

Multiple Choice

Regarding Down syndrome,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Down syndrome children are usually loving and responsive and have a moderate to severe intellectual disability.
• B) If a mother is in her late 40s when she becomes pregnant, she has a one in 12 chance of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome.
• C) In a small percentage of cases the father is the source of the extra chromosome.
• D) Down syndrome tends to occur more often in males than females.

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