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A karyotype of a human female shows that she only has one x chromosome. which genotype would represent her genetic condition?

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A genotype of a female with only one X chromosome is (45, X). It means that a female has a monosomy (only one chromosome from a pair).

Turner syndrome is a condition when a female doesn’t have (partly or completely) an X chromosome and it affects the development of that individual.

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