How do you get nondisjunction?

Various kinds of genetic disorders, as the embryo will end up with two copies or zero copies of a gene.

Non-disjunction happens for a number of reasons. If the child is exposed to High Temperatures, a virus, chemicals or radiation, Non-disjunction could occur. Sometimes there are just random errors in...

it occurs when the chromosomes during meiosis do not separate correctly and then it results in a gamete or egg cell too have too few or too many chromosomes. This can lead to different diseases.

Non-disjunction can result in a number of different conditions, including Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, Turner's Syndrome, Super Males, Triple X syndrome or Edward's Syndrome.

Nondisjunction can occur during Anaphase in mitosis, or either Anaphase I or II in meiosis. This is the step of each aformentioned process when the chromosomes are separated into different regions...