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NEET2016ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual

Which one of the following pair is not correct?

Options

  1. AMangolian idiocy - 21st chromosome
  2. BPatau syndrome - 13th chromosome
  3. CCri-Du-Chat - 11th chromosome
  4. DEdward syndrome - 18th chromosome

Correct answer

C. Cri-Du-Chat - 11th chromosome

Step-by-step solution

Cri-Du-Chat (Cat Cry) Syndrome was first described by Lejeune in 1963 in France. The affected newborn cries-like mewing of a cat. This condition is due to a deletion in the short arm of the chromosome number 5 .

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