Question

Choose the correct option regarding the Assertion and Reason

Assertion[A]: Patients having Klinefelter's Syndrome have higher amount of estrogen in the body.

Reason[R]: Klinefelter’s Syndrome occurs due to appearance of an extra X chromosome in the human males.

• A. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is False.
• B. Reason [R] is True and Assertion [A] is False.
• C. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True and is a correct explanation for [A].
• D. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True but is an incorrect explanation to [A].

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True and is a correct explanation for [A].

Klinefelter’s syndrome is a genetic disorder wherein a human male is born with an extra X chromosome in the cells. The additional X chromosome leads to severe hormonal imbalance. The patient will have lesser amount of testosterone in the body and higher production of estrogen.