NEET 2023
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2023
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
NEET 2023 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Broad palm with single palm crease is visible in a person suffering...
Broad palm with single palm crease is visible in a person suffering from-
Options
- AThalassemia
- BDown's syndrome
- CTurner's syndrome
- DKlinefelter's syndrome
Correct answer
B. Down's syndrome
Step-by-step solution
Down's syndrome:
- This happens due to non-disjunction of chromosomes.
- This is a trisomy of 21st chromosome (autosomal).
- Individuals with Down syndrome are mentally retarded.
- They have a characteristic broad face with a flat nasal bridge, wide-set eyes, and prominent epicanthic folds.
- The hands are also broad with a single crease in the palm.