A person has long legs, female like appearance with breast (gynecomastia) and sterile will have one or the genetic compliment

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XXY

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XXO

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Solution

The correct option is B XXY
XXY denotes Klinefelter syndrome. It is a set of symptoms that result from two X chromosome in males. the primary feature is sterility.
The symptoms of Klinefelter syndrome are often variable and includes small testes, infertility, gynecomastia, long arms/legs, developmental delay, speech/language deficits.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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