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Down's syndrome is due to...

Down's syndrome is due to

A

Crossing over

B

Linkage

C

Sex-linked inheritance

D

Nondisjunction of chromosomes

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The correct Answer is:
D
Down's syndrome is due to non-disjunction of chromosomes.
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