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are people with down syndrome infertile?

i ask this because they all have an extra chromosome, and surely as that is the case they would not be able to complete mitosis, therefore not producing gametes thus being infertile.

does anyone know the answer?

Stig Bubblecard

males mainly are

butterfly

They are not infertile , actually they can have normal children.

ghouly05

Fertility amongst both males and females is reduced, males being unlikely to be able to father children and females having significantly lower chances of conception, around half of the offspring of someone with Down's syndrome also have the syndrome themselves;[ there have been only three recorded instances of males with Down syndrome fathering children.

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