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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 Mutation. Down Syndrome is caused by a trisomy. Another name for down syndrome is Trisomy 21. When a child receives its chromosomes pairs from their parents and a trisomy occurs...you receive 3 chromosomes instead of the two that are normally in a pair. When this happens on the 21st chromosome, it will most likely result in down syndrome. The mutation is a trisomy.