Can Animals Get Down Syndrome. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder. Sarah palin (r) walks onstage to speak at the.
68% of dogs 15 to 16 years oldhad one or more symptom. Some babies with down syndrome are born with conditions that affect the stomach and gastrointestinal system. There have been several chimpanzees found with down syndrome.
Animals can be generated with genetic defects similar to down syndrome, but not that exact condition, except in the case of great apes.
In the case of down syndrome, it is an exclusively human disease as the chromosomal organisation of humans is different from that present in other animals. Apes such as chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans can develop a similar condition to down syndrome called trisomy 22, when they have an additional third copy of chromosome 22. Claiming they have a down syndrome cat, some pet parents created social media accounts for them, thereby advancing the belief that down syndrome can occur in cats. Jennifer is a real mom with a real child with down syndrome.