Question

Girls with which one of the following disorders are infertile, have poorly developed ovaries, and attain shorter than average height?

1) Klinefelter Syndrome
2) supermale syndrome
3) triple X syndrome
4) Turner Syndrome

Answer 1

Girls with Turner Syndrome exhibit infertility, have poorly developed ovaries, and are typically shorter than average due to having a single X chromosome (an XO genotype).

Step-by-step explanation:

Girls with the disorder characterized by infertility, poorly developed ovaries, and shorter than average height have Turner Syndrome. This condition is described as having an XO genotype, meaning there is only one sex chromosome, an X chromosome without the usual accompanying X or Y chromosome. Individuals with Turner Syndrome often have physical features such as short stature, webbed skin in the neck region, hearing and cardiac impairments, and sterility.

Unlike Turner Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, supermale syndrome, and triple X syndrome affect individuals who are phenotypically male or have at least one Y chromosome, which does not lead to the same set of characteristics as Turner Syndrome.