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Q. A person with $XXY$ sex chromosomes suffers from:

J & K CETJ & K CET 2003

Solution:

The male with Klinefelter syndrome contains an extra X-chromosome in addition the usual (i.e., $XXY-47$ ). The individuals with this syndrome are phenotypicaly males but some tendency towards femaleness, particularly in secondary sex characteristics.