What percent of the of the father's possible gametes are consistent with producing offspring with cri-du-chat syndrome?

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Taniyah Travis

3 February, 21:40

What percent of the of the father's possible gametes are consistent with producing offspring with cri-du-chat syndrome?

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Justine Avila · Answer 1

In 80% of the cases of offspring with cri-du-chat syndrome, the father's gametes were the source of the deletion of the chromosome as opposed to the mother's egg being the cause. Therefore, cri-du-chat is largely caused by the father's genetics, not the mothers.