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Genetic Birth Defects By Darius Coulter 2nd period Extra credit Trimosy 18 A presence of three copies of chromosome 18 are copied instead of two. It’s named after of John H.Edwards who first described it in 1960. Can You Die From It? You can actually from Trimosy 18 Most babies die before birth and the few that make it die within a few days of birth. How Many Chromosomes Are the children born with? A child with Trimosy 18 is born with 47 chromosomes with three copies of chromosome 18 The gamete has 24 chromosomes. Most children are born with only 46 chromosomes. 23 from the father and 23 from the mother. Does This Happen Often? Very rarely does chromosome 18 attach itself to another chromosome which is called translocation before or after conception. What’s The Affects Of Trimosy 18? Infants born with Edwards Disease may have some of the followingkidney malfunction and structural heart defects at birth.