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Question
If only one 'X' chromosome is found in a female person, which of the following symptoms she will show?
- epicanthal skin fold
- webbing of neck
- small testis and absence of spermatogenesis
- presence of simian crease on the palm
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Solution
(b) Webbing of neck
A missing X chromosome leads to Turner’s syndrome. The symptoms in females are a receding lower jaw and a short webbed neck.
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