An individual affected by Klinefelter’s syndrome would be a:

Sterile female

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Fertile female

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Sterile male

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Fertile male

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Solution

The correct option is C Sterile male

Klinefelter's syndrome is caused due to the presence of an additional X chromosome in males.

This results in 44 autosomes + XXY allosomes (totally, 47 chromosomes).

Such men are sexually sterile because their reproductive organs are not well developed.

Their secondary sexual characters are also under developed due to less testosterone production.

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