Down Syndrome Animals Wiki

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Down syndrome animals wiki. Down syndrome was discovered in humans after research and notable physical characteristics but it has also been found that many animals may have difficulties similar to this disease. Down syndrome is named after John Langdon Down a British doctor who described the syndrome in people in 1866. Kenny the tigers wide-set eyes and short snout were caused by inbreeding otto the kittens abnormal facial features were never definitively explained but may have been caused by a.

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Animals With Down Syndromesong. Down syndrome or Downs syndrome also known as trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 212 It is usually associated with physical growth delays mild to moderate intellectual disability and characteristic facial features1. In the case of Down syndrome it is an exclusively human disease as the chromosomal organisation of humans is different from that present in other animals.

In turn apes have 24 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 48. Scroll down and meet some animals who have down syndrome. The undeniable part is the distinct facial features.

This imbalances the body and the extra genetic material changes the development time and way. Although many experts would say that the diagnosis is questionable. In most cases animals do not have down syndrome.

Some animals have the same physical problems as a human. Can animals get down syndrome. Animals can have Down syndrome too.