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Klinefelter syndrome in humans leads to underdeveloped testes and sterility. this is caused by which chromosomal condition?

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Anuta_ua [19.1K]3 years ago

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Klinfelters syndrome is when there is an extra X chromosome in males.

So instead of the normal sex chromosomes for males (XY), a male with klinefelters syndrome will have XXY.

I have included a pic of the karyotype to give you a better idea of what I'm talking about.

Hope this helps! I'm happy to help with any other questions you might have :)

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XX: one cell with no chromosome and the other cell with two X chromosomes.
XY: one cell with no chromosomes and the other cell with XY chromosomes.

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