For each clinical syndrome below, select the corresponding chromosomal abnormality from the list provided.
-Trisomy 21

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Trisomy 21 is Down syndrome as a result of nondisjunction.

Note: 
A) This description is more indicative of a multi-system disorder like Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome) or Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome).
C) This description is indicative of Klinefelter syndrome (47, XXY).
D) This description is indicative of Cri-du-chat syndrome, which is caused by a deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5.
E) This description is indicative of Klinefelter syndrome (47, XXY) or a rare condition called XYY syndrome (47, XYY).

For Each Clinical Syndrome Below, Select the Corresponding Chromosomal Abnormality