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Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
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Which one of the following pair is not correct?

  • Mangolian idiocy – 21st chromosome

  • Patau syndrome – 13th chromosome

  • Cri-Du-Chat – 11th chromosome

  • Edward syndrome – 18th chromosome

Answer

C.

Cri-Du-Chat – 11th chromosome

Cri-Du-Chat (Cat Cry) Syndrome was first described by Lejeune in 1963 in France. The affected newborn cries-like mewing of a cat. This condition is due to a deletion in the short arm of the chromosome number 5.

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