What happens if you have an extra chromosome 23?

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What happens if you have an extra chromosome 23?

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A chromosomal disorder is an anomaly, aberration, or mutation is a missing, extra, or irregular portion of chromosomal DNA. It can be classified into two main types namely, numerical and structural. Numerical disorders occur when there is a change in the number of chromosomes and structural chromosome disorders result from breakages within a chromosome.

 

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