I think especially when dealing with such large numbers as the human population, 1.7% is a lot. That's like, what, one out of every 60 people you meet? I'd say that's quite a large number.
Unfortunately a overwhelming majority of the people hes talking about have severe physical and mental disorders. Theres a reason why they're called genetic disorders. Turners is not something you want to have.
True but many are also barely noticeable, such as XYY where the symptoms are basically above average height, acne prone skin and learning problems. Or triple X which barely have symptoms at all.
I'm not a geneticist and I don't have the data so I won't contest you on the statement that most manifest in severe health issues, but I'm really curious if there are any statistics on the population distribution of these more "noticeable" syndromes as opposed to the more "healthy looking" ones.
I'm not a geneticist and I don't have the data so I won't contest you on the statement that most manifest in severe health issues, but I'm really curious if there are any statistics on the population distribution of these more "noticeable" syndromes as opposed to the more "healthy looking" ones.