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A chromosome deletion occurs when a chromosomal fragment is lost. Thus the chromosome is missing some genes. One example of this in humans is know as cry of the cat. It occurs from a deletion on a chromosome number 5. A child that is born has a mental disability a small head with unusual facial features and cries like the sound of a distressed cat. The children rarely live into adulthood.
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<span>The true statement regarding DNA is A) contains deoxyribose sugar. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) consists of two strands of nucleotides joined by hydrogen bonds. Each nucleotide contains nucleobase (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine), a sugar deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. The fact that it contains the deoxyribose sugar was the reason the molecule is called deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA.</span>
