Atypical sex chromosome patterns
- Created by: maddieecarr
- Created on: 10-04-22 11:23
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- Atypical chromosomal patters
- Turner Syndrome
- Affects 1 in 5000 females; they have an X0 genotype (missing X chromosome)
- Physical characteristic
- Cannot menstruate and are infertile
- Low ears, webbed neck and high waist-to-hip ration
- Do not physically mature and look like pre-pubescent girls
- Cannot menstruate and are infertile
- Psychologicalcharacteristic
- `Higher than average language skills
- Poor spatial and maths skills
- Socially immature and find it hard to fit in
- Poor spatial and maths skills
- `Higher than average language skills
- Klinefelter’s Syndrome
- Affects 1 in 500 males; they have an XXY genotype
- Psychologicalcharacteristc
- Poor language skills
- Passive in character and have little interest in sex
- Executive functioning issues
- Physical characteristic
- Gynecomastia
- Tall with thin limbs
- Poor coordination
- Gynecomastia
- Turner Syndrome
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