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If a woman has trisomy x, can she pass it down to her child?

when a woman has trisomy x and tries to have a baby, will she pass it down to her baby?

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Where it is not known currently to be genetically passed, Trisomy X occurs randomly as a result from errors during the division of reproductive cells in one of the parents. This disorder occurs in one in 900 to 1,000 live births.

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it is not inherited. It is just random thing that happens.

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Scientists believe that most cases of triple X syndrome are not inherited. The chromosomal error associated with this condition occurs randomly during the formation of reproductive cells, and the exact cause is not yet known.

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