If a person has short stature, a fold in the eyelids, fissured tongue, and mental impairment, they have
A) cri du chat syndrome.
B) Down syndrome.
C) fragile X syndrome.
D) Turner syndrome.
E) Klinefelter syndrome.

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The description matches the characteristics of Down syndrome, which is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Short stature, a fold in the eyelids (epicanthal folds), a fissured tongue, and intellectual disability are all common features of Down syndrome.

If a Person Has Short Stature, a Fold in the Eyelids