What Disorder Includes the Following Characteristics: Short,stocky Build; Flat Face;

question 217

Multiple Choice

What disorder includes the following characteristics: short,stocky build; flat face; a large tongue; extra fold of skin on the eyelids; and possible cognitive deficits,hearing impairments,and heart defects?

• A) non-sex-linked-21
• B) Down syndrome
• C) Edward's syndrome
• D) intellectual disability

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A chemical compound containing the phosphate ion, PO4^3-, important in cellular energy transfer and nutrient transport.

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