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  1. A person with the sex chromosomes XXY suffers from
    1. Down's syndrome
    2. Klinefelter's syndrome
    3. Turner's syndrome
    4. Gynandromorphism
Correct Option: B

Down’s syndrome develops due to trisomy of chromosome number 21. In Turner’s syndrome, the effect appears due to fusion of a gamete without sex chromosome and a gamete with one X-chromosome (44 + X). Klinefelter individuals are phenotypically males. The defect appears due to fusion of egg having unreduced sex complement (A + X X) with a gamete carrying Y chromosome (44 + XXY). Gynandromorphism occur among Drosophila. In such individuals one half of the body shows male characters and the other half shows female characters.



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