Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2011
Sex chromosomes of a woman didn't separate and move to the opposite poles of a cell during gametogenesis (meiosis). The ovum was impregnated with a normal spermatozoon. Which chromosomal disease can be found in her child?
Answer options
- Down’s syndrome
- Cat cry syndrome
- Patau’s syndrome
- Turner’s syndrome
- Edwards’ syndrome
Correct answer
Turner’s syndrome
Explanation
Failure of X chromosome separation leads to the presence of only 1 X chromosome in a female child XO, thus; Turner Syndrome.
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