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03/06/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Scientists identify the second case of down syndrome in chimpanzees

The second known case of “chimpanzee Down syndrome” has been identified, as recorded in a scientific report by researchers from Kyoto University, published in the journal Primates. Down syndrome in human beings is caused by a condition known as trisomy 21, in which a person is born with three (rather than the normal two) copies […]

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