Down Syndrome: An Informative Essay -- Birth Defect Health

Down Syndrome An Informative EssayDown Syndrome is the name for babies born with a disorder related totheir chromosomes. It is caused when litotes occurs and an error occurs in thecells development. The reason for this defect is often because the parent isover 40 or for some other reason their meiosis is not Up to par.The actual defect is an extra chromosome is developed during celldevelopment. The abnormal development results in 47 chromosomes rather than theusual 46 (23 from each parent).This extra cistron causes problems in the childs physical and mental development.There are an estimated 5000 babies with Down Syndrome born in America everysingle year. While the chances of having a Down Syndrome tiddler are slim, (1 in1000) it is still an issue that...