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Chapter 13, Problem 7U
Which of the following genotypes due to nondisjunction of sex chromosomes is lethal?
a. XXX
b. XXY
c. OY
d. XO
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Which of the following genotypes due to nondisjunction of sex chromosomes is lethal?
a. XXX
b. XXY
c. OY
d. XO
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O b. Triplo-X
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