Down+Syndrome

**__What is down syndrome? __ **
Down syndrome is a condition where genetic materials cause delays in the childs development. Some kids who have down syndrome might need a lot of medical attention. Down syndrome is caused by a person that has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two copies. In every person that has down syndrome there are 47 chromosomes and a person without down syndrome has 46 chromosomes. Down syndrome can be found out before and after a baby is born.

**The effects on down syndrome are... **
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 * slanting eyes
 * a wide space between their eyes
 * a small, flat nose
 * short fingers, hands, toes and feet
 * short arms and legs
 * hearing and eye problems
 * problems with vision
 * problems learning to talk
 * heart problems
 * large space between large and second toe
 * a single flexion furrow of the fifth finger
 * single, deep creases across the center of the palm
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">low muscle tone
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">small stature and short neck


 * __ What causes down syndrome? __**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 121%;">Down syndrome happens because of a extra copy of a genetic material on all or part of the 21st chromosome. Normally there are 46 chromosomes in a cell 23 inhertied from the mom and 23 from the dad. If a persons cell has and extra partial copy of chromosome 21 then they will have down syndrome.



<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> This is a picture of a girl and boy who have down syndrome.

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