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Turner syndrome occurs in females who instead of having two X chromosomes have either only one X chromosome or a fragmented X chromosome. Klinefelter syndrome occurs in males who have multiple X chromosomes. Consider the karyotype.

A karyotype indicates that a male has multiple x chromosomes.

Which individual is shown in the karyotype?
male with Turner syndrome
male with Klinefelter syndrome
female with Turner syndrome
female with Klinefelter syndrome

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Answer:

its B

Step-by-step explanation:

it belongs to a man with Klinefelter syndrome

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Answer:

male with Klinefelter syndrome

Step-by-step explanation:

for an individual to be considered male he needs to have at least one Y chromosome

usually an individual with Klinefelter syndrome has two X chromosomes instead of 1 and 1 Y chromosome(XXY) but the karyotype can also be XXXY

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