An individual with Turner syndrome has: [ Select ] [\"44\", \"42\", \"45\", \"48

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An individual with Turner syndrome has:

                           [ Select ]                       ["44", "42", "45", "48"]         autosomes, and

                           [ Select ]                       ["1", "2", "4", "0"]         Y chromosomes, and

                           [ Select ]                       ["3", "1", "2", "0"]         X chromosomes

and is                              [ Select ]                       ["hermaphroditic", "female"]      

An individual with Klinefelter syndrome has:

                           [ Select ]                       ["44", "42", "43", "45"]         autosomes, and

                           [ Select ]                       ["2", "0", "3", "1"]         Y chromosomes, and

                           [ Select ]                       ["0", "1", "2", "4"]         X chromosomes

and is male.

Explanation / Answer

An individual with Turner syndrome has [44] autosomes, and [0] Y chromosomes, and [1] X chromosome and is [female].

They are represented by 45, XO (one X chromosome is missing)

An individual with Klinefelter syndrome has [44] autosomes, and [1] Y chromosome, and [2 or more] X chromosomes and is male.

Klinefelter males are characterized by the presence of 2 or more chromosomes (47,XXY)

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