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Tony and Tina can tell at birth that something is wrong with their son. Genetic tests indicate that the child has an extra chromosome in his cells and that chromosome is a sex chromosome. Which of the following does the child most likely have?
 
  a. Klinefelter syndrome
  b. Down syndrome
  c. Hemophilia
  d. Turner syndrome

Question 2

Yao has an extra X chromosome. He is tall, sterile, and has enlarged breasts. Yao would be most accurately diagnosed as having
 
  a. Tay-Sachs.
  b. PKU.
  c. Klinefelter syndrome.
  d. Turner syndrome.


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Moriaki

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c


savannahhooper

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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