NEET Biology question

A person with the sex chromosomes XXY suffers from

(A)Gynandromorphism
(B)Klinefelter's syndromeCorrect
(C)Down's syndrome
(D)Turner's syndrome

Answer: (B)

Solution

The karyotype 47,XXY — an extra X chromosome in an otherwise male (XY) individual — is the defining chromosomal feature of Klinefelter's syndrome. Gynandromorphism (a) refers to an organism with a mixture of male and female

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