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Q. Which of the following occurs due to monosomy of sex chromosome?

AIIMSAIIMS 2014Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Solution:

Turner’s syndrome is caused due to the absence of one of the X chromosomes i.e., 45 chromosomes total with sex chromosomes as XO. Such females are sterile as ovaries are rudimentary. Besides this, other features include lack of other secondary sexual characters, etc.