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Nondisjunction during meiosis can result in an abnormal number of chromosomes in offspring, leading to conditions like Down syndrome (trisomy 21) or Turner syndrome (monosomy X). Down syndrome causes physical traits like low muscle tone, small stature, an intellectual disability. The risk of Down syndrome increases rapidly with the age of the mother. Turner syndrome affects sex chromosome number in females, causing short stature and incomplete sexual development. Klinefelter syndrome is when a male has an e

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