Question

Kevin is a male who has a condition that causes him to produce high levels of testosterone resulting in severe acne and poor coordination, and he has a slender build.
What chromosomal abnormality syndrome does this describe?

Answer 1

Answer: Jacob's syndrome or XYY syndrome

Explanation:

What is XYY syndrome?

Normally people have 46 chromosomes in each cell, in males the pattern is XY chromosomes. When male has an extra Y chromosome the pattern becomes XYY in each cells which is no longer normal and it is related to a genetic condition, the extra Y chromosomes lead to a syndrome which makes a man have 47 chromosomes

This syndrome is also known as Jacob's syndrome

It doesn't affect everyone the same way some will not even show that they have if and someone may be taller that the average boys in their age and have learning and speech difficulties and some may have weaker muscle tone.

Answer 2

Answer: Jacob's syndrome.

Explanation:

Jacob's syndrome is a genetic syndrome that happens when a male carries an extra Y chromosome in every of their cells e.g XYY. When such genetic situation occurs, such males will have 47 chromosomes which represents the extra Y chromosomes. This situation is popularly known as XYY syndrome or XYY karyotypo.

People with such genetic condition have tendencies to grow taller than normal height and such people might have difficulties in speech, also such people might grow up with physical conditions such as weaker muscles tone.

Some of the symptoms exhibited by young child with such condition includes

•A diagnose of autism.

•Delayed speech.

•Learning difficulties.

•Hypotonia.

•Problem with paying attention, etc.