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Definition of Trisomy
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Trisomy: The presence of three copies of a chromosome rather than the normal two. The most common trisomies in newborns are trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), and trisomy 21 (Down syndrome).
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