Q. Absence of one sex chromosome causes

A) Turner’s syndrome
B) Klinefelter’s syndrome
C) Down’s syndrome
D) Tay-Sach’s syndrome
Explanation

Turner’s syndrome is due to monosomy$(2n - 1)$ and the chromosome constituent is 44 + XO=45. The individual is female with under developed ovary, webbed neck. Kinefelter’s syndrome is due to condition of 44+XXY=47. The sex is male but have secondary sexual characters like female. Down’s syndrome is due to trisomy of 21^(st) chromosome.

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