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Why does trisomy and monosomy occur? And why are they so bad on the molecular level?

Why does trisomy and monosomy occur? And why are they so bad on the molecular level?
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Why does trisomy and monosomy occur? And why are they so bad on the molecular level?

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Monosomy (the lack of one member of a chromosome pair) and trisomy (a triplet instead of the normal chromosome pair) are typically the result of nondisjunction during meiosis.
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