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Question
Which of the following traits is never observed in a human female?
Options
Hypertrichosis
Haemophilia
Colour blindness
Myopia
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Solution
Hypertrichosis
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Identify ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘e’ and ‘f’ in the table given below:
| S. No. | Syndrome | Cause | Characteristics of affected individuals | Sex (male/female/both) |
| 1. | Down’s | Trisomy of 21 |
‘a’ |
‘b’ |
| 2. | ‘c’ | XXY | Overall masculine development | ‘d’ |
| 3. | Turner’s | 45 with XO |
‘e’ |
‘f’ |
What are the different characters that develop due to Klinefelter's syndrome?
Match the Column-I with Column-II and choose the CORRECT answer
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| P. | Klinefelter syndrome | i. | Mutation in autosomal gene |
| Q. | Thalassaemia | ii. | Mutation sex chromosome linked gene |
| R. | Down syndrome | iii. | Trisomy of autosome |
| S. | Colour blindness | iv. | Trisomy of sex chromosome |
Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division results in the gain or loss of chromosomes, this is called as ______.
Read the following and answer from given below:
Turner's syndrome is an example of monosomy. It is formed by the union of an allosome-free egg and a normal 'X' containing sperm or a normal egg and an allosome-free sperm. The individual has 2n = 45 chromosomes (44 + X0) instead of 46. Such individuals are sterile females who have rudimentary ovaries, underdeveloped breasts, small uterus, short stature, webbed neck, and abnormal intelligence. They may not menstruate or ovulate. This disorder can be treated by giving female sex hormones to women from the age of puberty to make them develop breasts and have menstruation. This makes them feel more normal.
The number of Barr bodies present in a female with Turner's syndrome is ______
Clotting of blood is to ______.
Identify chromosomal disorder caused due to non-disjunction of the 21st number of chromosomes and enlist its symptoms.
What is the genotype of Turner's Syndrome?
What are chromosomal disorders?
Jacob is genetically a carrier of the disorder that affects the shape of the RBCs, as shown in the diagram below. His son James suffers from the same disorder.
- Give the biochemical reason for the disorder that changes the shape of the RBCs, as shown above.
- Draw a Punnett square to show the genotype of the mother of James.
- Name and define the type of 'point mutation' responsible for this disorder.
