Down Syndrome Animals Wiki

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Down syndrome animals wiki. In most cases animals do not have down syndrome. Down syndrome can occur in all human populations and analogous effects have been found in other species. Some animals have the same physical problems as a human.

Scroll down and meet some animals who have down syndrome. EnjoyHyena Lion Gepard Aardvark African Hare African Wild Dog Baboon Bat Bat-Eared Fo. The simple answer is no but we need to qualify what we mean to get a better understanding.

Down syndrome is a condition where there is an extra chromosome 21 in the body. According to the National Down Syndrome Society Down syndrome also known as trisomy 21 occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21 Although many animals have a different number of chromosomes in their nuclei an extra chromosome can have an effect that is similar to its effect in humans. Down syndrome occurs when a persons cells contain a third copy of chromosome 21 also known as trisomy 21.

Signs of Down syndrome include intellectual disability unique facial features and in many but not all cases a friendly disposition. Parents of children born with Down syndrome are usually genetically normal and the condition is believed to occur by chance. Will upload more animal video compilations.

These animals were diagnosed with a disease similar to the Down syndrome. Although many experts would say that the diagnosis is questionable. In people Down syndrome causes mild to moderate mental disabilities.

Down syndrome is named after John Langdon Down a British doctor who described the syndrome in people in 1866. This imbalances the body and the extra genetic material changes the development time and way. In the case of Down syndrome it is an exclusively human disease as the chromosomal organisation of humans is different from that present in other animals.