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Question
Identify 'a', 'b', 'c',’d’, 'e' and 'f' in the table given below:
No. | Syndrome | Cause | Characteristics of affected individuals | Sex Male/Female/Both |
1. | Down's | Trisomy of 21 | 'a' (i) (ii) |
'b' |
2. | 'c' | XXY | Overall masculine development. |
'd' |
3. | Turner's | 45 with XO | 'e' (i) (ii) |
'f' |
Solution
No | Syndrome | Cause | Characteristics of affected individuals |
Sex/Male/Femal e/Both |
1. | Down’s | Trisomy of 21 |
(i) Broad forehead (ii) Permanently open mouth, |
Both |
2. | Klinefelter’s | XXY | Overall masculine development | Male |
3. | Turner’s | 45 with XO | (i) Short statured females with webbed neck (ii) Body hair absent |
Female |
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