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Reason for trisomy in down's syndrome...

Reason for trisomy in down's syndrome

A

Non disjunction during sperm formation

B

Non disjunction during egg formation

C

Non disjunction at the time of egg or sperm formation

D

Addition of one extra chromosome during mitosis

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C
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