Assignment On Chromosomal Abberations And Down Syndrome

TERM PAPER EVALUATION ON CHROMOSOMAL ABBERATIONS AND DOWN SYNDROME GUIDED BY: SUBMITTED BY: Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR (Sr.) SHRUTI DHAMEJA BSM/13/104 B.Sc (H) MEDICAL BIOTECH DECLARATION I hereby declare that the term paper entitled â€Å"CHROMOSOMAL ABBERATIONS AND DOWN SYNDROME† submitted to AMITY INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, is a record of an original work done by me under the guidance of Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR (Sr.) and this project work has not performed the basis for the award of any Degree or diploma/ associateship/fellowship and similar project if any. SHRUTI DHAMEJA A0504313004 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep regards to my guide Dr. Sanjeev Kumar (Sr.) for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the course of this term paper. I am obliged to Dr. Nahid Siddique, for the valuable information provided by her. I am grateful for her cooperation during the period of my assignment. Lastly, I thank almighty, my parents, brother, sisters and friends for their constant encouragement without which this assignment would not be possible. Shruti Dhameja CONTENTS SR. NO. TOPIC 1 INTRODUCTION 2 CHROMOSOMAL ABBERATIONS 3 STRUCTURAL ABBERATIONS â ¦  DELETION â ¦  DUPLICATION â ¦  TRANSLOCATION â ¦  INVERSION 4 NUMERICAL ABBERATIONS â ¦  EUPLOIDY â ¦  ANEUPLOIDY 5 DOWN SYNDROME â ¦  DEFINITION â ¦  DIAGNOSIS â ¦  SYMPTOMS Introduction Chromosomal aberrations