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Claim: A partial molar pregnancy has 69 chromosomes
TRUETHE ANSWER
Cleveland Clinic: an egg fertilised by two sperm gives the embryo 69 chromosomes (triploid); it may start to develop but generally cannot survive. About 1 in 1,000 pregnancies are molar.
SOURCE
Cleveland Clinic: Molar pregnancy
my.clevelandclinic.org
my.clevelandclinic.org
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