A 14-year-old girl has some abnormalities: her height is lower than that of the girls of the same age, the signs of puberty are absent, her neck is very short, her shoulders are wide. During the cytogenetic analysis the lack of one X-chromosome was found. The girl has normal intellectual development. What disease does the girl have? Select one: O a. Turner's syndrome. O b. Down's syndrome. O c. Edward's syndrome. O d. Patau syndrome. O e. Klinefelter's syndrome.

A 14-year-old girl has some abnormalities: her height is lower than that of the girls of the same age, the signs of puberty are absent, her neck is very short, her shoulders are wide. During the cytogenetic analysis the lack of one X-chromosome was found. The girl has normal intellectual development. What disease does the girl have? Select one: O a. Turner's syndrome. O b. Down's syndrome. O c. Edward's syndrome. O d. Patau syndrome. O e. Klinefelter's syndrome.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter1: A Perspective On Human Genetics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9QP: If your father were diagnosed with an inherited disease that develops around the age of 50, would...

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