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Question: Cri-du-chat ysndrome in humans is caused by the :...

Cri-du-chat ysndrome in humans is caused by the :

A

Loss of half of the long arm of chromosome 5

B

Trisomy of 21st chromosome

C

Fertilization of an XX egg by a normal Y-bearing sperm

D

Loss of half of the short arm of chromosome 5

Answer

Loss of half of the short arm of chromosome 5