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What causes patau syndrome?
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It's not: Patau syndrome arises from a non-disjunction event prevents the 18 chromosome from dividing its pair & sends 2, not one to the egg. At conception the sperm brings along another 18 & there ends up being 3. The presence of the extra 18 causes the developing fetus to misread the genetic instructions and many defects occur.
Answered 7/28/2020
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Patau Syndrome: Patau's syndrome (trisomy 13) – an extra copy of chromosome 13 is found in body's cells.
Answered 7/29/2020
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