The City of Carmel has been recognized with numerous awards and ratings for its programs and services. Carmel ranked #1 Best Place to Live in America by CNN Money Magazine in 2012 for cities with a population between 50,000 and 300,000.
Typically, the nucleus of each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, half of which are inherited from each parent. Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. (http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/What-Is-Down-Syndrome/)
Down syndrome refers to certain characteristics that occur in children and adults who have an abnormal number of number 21 chromosomes. As humans, we have 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs of chromosomes. 22 pairs are considered autosomes, and the other pair are the sex chromosomes - either XY for a boy and XX for a girl.