Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 148
148. A human female with Turner’s syndrome:
(a) has 45 chromosomes with XO.
(b) has one additional $X$ chromosome.
(c) exhibits male characters.
(d) is able to produce children with normal husband.
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Answer : a
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(a) Turner’s syndrome is a chromosomal condition that affects development in females. A human female with Turner’s syndrome has 45 chromosomes with XO. The most common feature of Turner syndrome is short stature, which becomes evident by about age 5 .
