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The chromosome on the left of the figure below is chromosome number 5 from the father of a newborn child with cri du chat syndrome.The chromosome on the right is paternal chromosome number 5 in the child.What type of chromosomal abnormality has caused this syndrome in the child? Explain your answer.
The chromosome on the left of the figure below is chromosome number 5 from the father of a newborn child with cri du chat syndrome.The chromosome on the right is paternal chromosome number 5 in the child.What type of chromosomal abnormality has caused this syndrome in the child? Explain your answer.


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