Question

Both Down’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome are examples of chromosomal disorders. Cite the differences between the two.

Answer 1

S.No	Down’s syndrome	Turner’s syndrome
(i)	It is a trisomy of chromosome number 21.	It is a monosomy of the Xchromosome.
(ii)	It can occur in either males or females.	It can occur only in females
(iii)	The total number of chromosomes in the genome is 47.	The total number of chromosomes in the genome is 45.