Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 33P
Among adults with Turner syndrome, it has been found that a very high proportion are genetic mosaics. These are of two types: In some individuals, the majority of cells are XO, but a minority of cells are XX. In other Turner individuals, the majority of cells are XO, but a minority of cells are XY. Explain how these two patterns of somatic mosaics could arise.
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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