The condition known as cri- du- chat syndrome in humans has a genetic constitution designated as ____.

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Cri-du-chat syndrome is caused by a deletion of a portion of chromosome 5. The genetic constitution designated for this condition is 46,5p- which means that there is a deletion of the short arm (p) of chromosome 5. Trisomy (A) refers to an extra copy of a chromosome, 45,X (C) refers to Turner syndrome where there is a missing X chromosome in females, and heteroplasmy (D) refers to the presence of both normal and mutated mitochondrial DNA. Triploidy (E) refers to having three copies of every chromosome, which is not the case in cri-du-chat syndrome.

The Condition Known as Cri- Du- Chat Syndrome in Humans