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Down’s syndrome is due to

1. crossing over
2. linkage
3. sex-linked inheritance
4. nondisjunction of chromosomes

Correct answer: nondisjunction of chromosomes

Solution

Down’s syndrome is usually caused by trisomy 21, which happens when chromosomes do not separate correctly during meiosis. This error is called nondisjunction, leading to an extra copy of chromosome 21.

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