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kaid0807

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The inheritance of three copies of the twenty-first chromosome results in syndrome usually causes mild IDD and a variety of characteristic physical features.
 
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Question 2

. Which of the following is now recognized as a leading cause of inherited intellectual and developmental disabilities?
 
  a. Tay-Sachs disease
  b. Down syndrome
  c. Turner's syndrome
  d. Fragile X syndrome


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vkodali

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Reply #1 on: Jul 31, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: Down syndrome

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d


kaid0807

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Reply 2 on: Jul 31, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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