Male karyotype with trisomy 21. Computer artwork showing the number and type of the chromosomes (karyotype) carried by a person. Here, the person has

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Male karyotype with trisomy 21. Computer artwork showing the number and type of the chromosomes (karyotype) carried by a person. Here, the person has an extra chromosome 21 (large, bottom right) meaning they have three copies of the chromosome instead of the usual two. This condition is known as trisomy.

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