A young man went to the doctor because he had small testes and enlarged breasts. Through chromosomal testing, it was determined that this young man had the sex chromosomes XXY. Identify the syndrome with which this young man was MOST likely diagnosed. A. Turner syndrome B. Klinefelter syndrome C. Cri du Chat syndrome D. Down syndrome

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