Question
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
Solution
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.
