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Do a lot of down syndrome children end up having children of their own? Otherwise if down syndrome was spread by a single gene, it would have died out pretty n
by ramblerman 9y ago
Do a lot of down syndrome children end up having children of their own?
Otherwise if down syndrome was spread by a single gene, it would have died out pretty naturally on its own, right?
(disclaimer) I admittedly don't know much about genetics.
- supercoder 9y agoIt's not a genetic disease
- nherment 9y agoDown syndrome IS a genetic disorder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/down-syndrome/symptoms-causes/dxc-20337347 http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/down-syndrome/...
- docdeek 9y agoI think he/she was shooting for ‘inherited’ instead of genetic.
- nherment 9y agoNot sure why you're getting downvoted. It's a legit question for someone who does not know, as I did not before looking it up. From the mayoclinic: Most of the time, Down syndrome isn't inherited. It's caused by a mistake in cell division during early development of the fetus. Translocation Down syndrome can be passed from parent to child. However, only about 3 to 4 percent of children with Down syndrome have translocation and only some of them inherited it from one of their parents.