Genetic disorders and syndromes are the result of an abnormal gene taking up residence on one of the 22 pairs of nonsex chromosomes.

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Genetic syndromes are a form of congenital anomalies. Genetic information is contained in microscopic threadlike structures in the nucleus of human body cells. The genetic material contained within the genes is responsible for inheritance traits. Each cell within the human body contains 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs, 22 of which are termed homologous pairs, and the remaining pair is the sex chromosomes.

Genetic Disorders and Syndromes Are the Result of an Abnormal