When something goes wrong

during meiosis?
Down’s syndrome-a congenital
condition characterized by
varying degrees of mental
retardation and multiple
defects.
-When chromosomes in a pair
fail to separate from each
other during Meosis I, the
resulting gamete acquires both
members of a pair of
chromosomes. If this involves
chromosome pair 21, for
example, and one of the
gametes contains 2 copies of
the chromosomes, then the
individual produced will have
47 chromosomes in his or her
cells.
Cri du chat syndrome-when a
piece of chromosome breaks
off and gets lost. The effects
this accident depend on the
particular genetic material
lost. For example, when a part
of chromosome 5 is lost, the
afflicted individual will have a
face that is round, moonlike,
cries feebly and is mentally
and physically retarded. Cri du
chat syndrome is a French
word for cats cry, which is the
sound a baby with his
condition makes when he/she
cries.
Mendel’s Discovery of the
Principles of Heredity