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Given that a human normally contains 46 chromosomes, give the chromosome number for each of the following conditions:

Turner syndrome (female, no Barr bodies)
Klinefelter syndrome (male, one Barr body)

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Answer:

Turner syndrome = 45 chromosomes, Klinefelter syndrome = 47 chromosomes

Step-by-step explanation:

Turner syndrome is a condition where a female's 23rd pair (the pair that determines sex) consists of only X, while Klinefelter is defined by a male's 23rd pair consisting of XXY.

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