KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 100 · KROK (Dentistry)
According to the phenotypic diagnosis a female patient has been provisionally diagnosed with X-chromosome polysomia. This diagnosis can be confirmed by a cytogenetic method. What karyotype will allow to confirm the diagnosis?
- A. 48(XXXY)
- B. 46(XX)
- C. 48(XXYY)
- D. 47(XXX)
- E. 47(XXY)
Hint
Recall which sex chromosome determines a male phenotype and what 'polysomy' means for the total chromosome count.
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