Principle of Inheritance and VariationHard
Question
A person with 47 chromosomes due to an additional Y-chromosome suffers from a condition called
Options
A.Down′s syndrome
B.Super female
C.Turner′s syndrome
D.Klinefelter′s syndrome
Solution
H F Klinefelter first described this condition in 1942. The chromosome number is 2n = 47 with the formula 44A + XXY.
Phenotypically these individuals are males, but they can show some female secondary sexual characteristics and are usually sterile.
Phenotypically these individuals are males, but they can show some female secondary sexual characteristics and are usually sterile.
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