Would she pass along her extra chromosome and give birth to another down syndrome child?
2006-10-28 16:34:21 · 10 answers · asked by Fernesta 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Well maybe it is a recessive gene
2006-10-28 16:37:25 · update #1
Down's syndrome is rarely inherited - 95% of the time it is caused by an error in meiosis. Down's is not caused by a recessive gene - it is an extra copy of chromosome number 21.
Women with Down's are fertile; men are usually sterile.
In any pregnancy, a woman with Down syndrome has a 50/50 chance of conceiving a child with Down syndrome, but many pregnancies are miscarried.
2006-10-28 17:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I asked my Anayomy teacher this and he said that most women with down syndrome don't produce viable eggs (they can't grow into anything). And yes, trisome 21 (down syndrome) is a recessive gene. Both parents have to be carriers for the child to have it and even then the chances are only 25%.
2006-10-29 14:43:34 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a woman with Downs Syndrome gave birth she would have a baby. It is a hereditary condition but the chid would not neseccarily be a Downs Syndrome baby. It depends if the father has the condition in his family or not.
2006-10-28 16:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by Curious1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would depend on who the father was as well. It is difficult to know if she would or not .. I'm sure she wouldn't be the first person who happens to have downs syndrome to give birth. Good Luck ! :)
2006-10-28 16:38:36 · answer #4 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if people with Down's syndrome can give birth.... i believe I heard one time that they were naturally sterile? Maybe I'm wrong......
2006-10-28 16:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Princess Veronica's Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be the same if you had any type of medical issues that ran in your family..its a 50/50 thing..her child could have but then again could not..and that child would also run the risk of having a downs child also...its just a roll of the dice is guess.
2006-10-28 16:40:44 · answer #6 · answered by lovedove662000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, i dont think that it would be passed to her child, i mean, there are some midgettes that give birth, and they have normal size kids.
2006-10-29 01:35:32 · answer #7 · answered by hotty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres 60% chance of the kid having it
2006-10-28 16:42:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not nessarily.
2006-10-28 16:39:18 · answer #9 · answered by Wisconsin Sweetie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of coarse - how do you think it gets passed on?
2006-10-28 16:36:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋