'Down Syndrome' in Chimps Seen for Only the Second Time

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 10:01 in Biology & Nature

A 24-year-old female chimpanzee in Japan has a genetic disorder not observed in her species since 1969, one that looks similar to Down syndrome in humans.

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