Question

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

• A. Sterile female
• B. Fertile female
• C. Sterile male
• D. Fertile male

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Sterile female

The turner's syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder that affects females. The syndrome is caused due to the absence of one of the X chromosomes, making the chromosome composition, 44 + X0, totalling up to 45 chromosomes per diploid cell. Most women with Turner's syndrome are sterile as ovaries are rudimentary, besides other features including delayed or lack of puberty, lack of or poorly developed female secondary sexual characters.