Individuals with Turner’s Syndrome have 45 chromosomes (one sex chromosome is missing in the cells of these “XO” individuals). This usually is caused by meiotic nondisjunction during gametogenesis. Which statement is NOT correct concerning people with this disorder?
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Correct Answer: B. They are subject to sex-linked disorders at frequencies similar to those predicted for normal females.
Since normal females have two X-chromosomes, Turner’s Syndrome females do not have the same probabilities of inheriting sex-linked disorders (they actually have the same chances as males).
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