ATYPICAL SEX CHROMOSOME PATTERNS
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- Created on: 19-03-18 21:15
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- ATYPICAL SEX CHROMOSOMES PATTERN
- KLINEFELTERS SYNDROME
- Long, gangly limbs
- Reduced body hair
- Underdeveloped genitals
- Co-ordination problems and general clumsiness
- Individuals who have this are biologicsl males with the anatomical appearance of a man and have an additional X chromosome.
- Affects 1 in 500 people and 1 in 1000 people
- Sufferers tend to be passive, shy and lack interest in sexual activity.
- Often linked to poorly developed language and reading skills
- Softening/rounding of body contours
- Their sex chromosome structure is XXY.
- Breast development (Gynecomastia)
- TURNERS SYNDROME
- Low set ears and a webbed neck.
- Do not develop breasts at puberty and have a broad shield chest
- 1 in 5000 biological females have Turners Syndrome
- Caused by absence of one of the two alotted chromosomes - referred to as X0.
- Higher than average reading ability
- Do not have a menstrual cycle
- Performance on spatial, visual memory and mathematical tasks are lower than normal.
- This means that affected individuals have 45 chromosomes rather than 46.
- High waist to hip ratio
- Physically immature
- KLINEFELTERS SYNDROME
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