It takes a long time for the tiny coral polyps to create an entire reef. Coral formations grow an average of 1 to 8 inches per year. While ancestors of today's coral date back 240 million years, today's reefs began growing more than 50 million years ago, although most reefs are about 5,000 to 10,000 years old.hile ancestors of today's coral date back 240 million years, today's reefs began growing more than 50 million years ago, although most reefs are about 5,000 to 10,000 years old.
Esophageal motility disorder. An esophageal motility disorder is any medical disorder causing difficulty in swallowing, regurgitation of food and a spasm-type pain which can be brought on by an allergic reaction to certain foods. The most prominent one is dysphagia.
If the non-sex chromosomes (autosomes) fail to separate properly, the results are usually fatal and the pregnancy is not carried out. When autosomal non-disjunctions do lead to birth, the individual will carry a third chromosome. Trisomy 21 causes Down syndrome. Trisomy 13 results in Patau syndrome. Trisomy 18 leads to Edward's syndrome.