Question
A pregnant woman who has done an amniocentesis test finds an extra Ban- body in her embryo. The syndrome which is likely to be associated with the embryo is
- Edward's syndrome
- Down's syndrome
- Klinefelter's syndrome
- Patau's syndrome
Hint:
Klinefelter's syndrome
The correct answer is: Klinefelter's syndrome
The presence of an extra barr body due to the presence of an extra X chromosome causes klinefelter's syndrome.
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