Down's syndrome
noun[U]
mainlyUKuk/ˈdaʊnz ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˈdaʊnz ˌsɪn.droʊm/(USusuallyDown syndrome)aconditionin which someone isbornwith anextrachromosome(= one of the rod-likestructuresfoundin alllivingcellswhich ispartof an animal's orplantsgeneticmaterial), whichresultsin them havinglearningdifficulties:
Our four-year-olddaughterLeila has Down'ssyndrome.
Somepeoplewith Down'ssyndromewill bequiteindependentand have ajob;othersmight need moreregularcare.
See also
trisomy 21
- Thisdiscoveryledto a muchsaferformofscreeningfor Down'ssyndromethat is now inwideuse.
- Two of thefriendsthatfeaturein thefilm, Sean and Bobby, have Down'sSyndrome.
- Wedecidedtotellthestoryfrom thepointofviewof someone with Down'sSyndrome.
- Sheworriesabout thefuturefor her Down'ssyndromedaughter.
Genetics
- adenine
- allele
- anaphase
- biohacker
- biohacking
- biotech
- gene amplification
- genotype
- homologous
- homologue
- homozygote
- hybridization
- hybridize
- paternal
- rRNA
- segregate
- segregation
- sequence
- sex chromosome
- transgenic