Chelmarie L.

Curachea
ME-1310

If we are going to recall the discussion of our teacher in our General Biology 1 that we,
humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, two for the sex chromosomes that determine sex and
forty-four chromosomes which directs other factors like growth and such. However, there are
instances that a person has 3 copies of one of the chromosomes instead of 2 copies, thus, the
person has 47 chromosomes instead of 46, and that's what we call a trisomy. Down
Syndrome, Edward Syndrome and Patau Syndrome are the most common trisomy. Moreover,
trisomy 3 or also known as Chromosome 3, Trisomy 3q2 is a rare chromosomal disorder.

Chromosome 3, Trisomy 3q2 or also known as Trisomy 3 is a rare chromosomal disorder in

which the third chromosome appears three times. The affected infants and children have
developmental delay, excessive hair growth, eye abnormalities, long eyelashes, low hairline
at back of neck, mental retardation, short head, small nose and wide eyes. In addition,
Trisomy 3q2 may also be characterized by abnormalities of the fingers of toes.

According to the article entitled Chromosome 3, Trisomy 3q2 that the Chromosome 3,
Trisomy 3q2 may be due to the presence of a "balanced" rearrangement in one of the parents,
this rearrangement is called translocation. The translocation occurs when regions of different
chromosomes break off and are interchange which is resulting in an altered set of
chromosomes. However, the same article also stated that such chromosomal rearrangement
may cause an “unbalanced translocation “, it is occur when one of the chromosomes involved
in the translocation is inherited to the carrier parent, wherein it result too much (duplication
or trisomy) or too little (deletion or monosomy) chromosomal material.

Reference :
Chromosome 3, Trisomy 3q2. (n.d). Retrieved from
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/chromosome-3-trisomy-3q2/#references