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The "cri-du-chat" syndrome is caused by change in chromosome structure involving

A

Deletion

B

Duplication

C

Inversion

D

Translocation

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'Cri-du-chat'' syndrome condition is due to a deletion in the short arm of the chromosome number 5.
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