cite the difference between Downs syndrome and Turners syndrome

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Down’s Syndrome
Turner’s Syndrome

Cause: Presence of an additional copy of chromosome 21 (Trisomy of 21) Cause: Absence of one X chromosome, i.e., 45 chromosomes (XO).

Affected individual has short stature, small, round head, furrowed tongue, partially opened mouth, palm crease, congenital heart disease and mental retardation. Affected females are sterile; have rudimentary ovaries; secondary sexual characters are absent.

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What is Turner syndrome

Match the follow.

a) Turner syndrome (i) Holandric genes

b) Downs syndrome (ii) Trisomy of 21

c) y chromosome (iii) Quantitative abnormality of haemoglobin

d) Thalassemia (iv) 45, XO

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Down’s Syndrome	Turner’s Syndrome
Cause: Presence of an additional copy of chromosome 21 (Trisomy of 21)	Cause: Absence of one X chromosome, i.e., 45 chromosomes (XO).
Affected individual has short stature, small, round head, furrowed tongue, partially opened mouth, palm crease, congenital heart disease and mental retardation.	Affected females are sterile; have rudimentary ovaries; secondary sexual characters are absent.