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This is the karyotype of a child with a genetically inherited condition called klinefelter's syndrome. review the chromosomes of the child. predict how the child may have ended up with klinefelter's syndrome.

a.the karyotype shows an extra x chromosome that could have been inherited either parent.
b.the karyotype shows an extra x chromosome that must have been inherited from the mother.
c.the karyotype shows an extra chromosome that is the result of a genetic mutation, called substitution.
d.the condition is caused by mutagens in the child's environment resulting in a change in chromosome number.

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klinifelter syndrome is a condition symbolized by XXY, in which ine extra X chromosome come from wither parent (either from mother or from father).
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The karyotype shows an extra X chromosome that could have been inherited either parent.
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