KROK 1 2013 – Question 22 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
Examination of an 18-year-old girl revealed the following features: hypoplasia of the ovaries, broad shoulders, narrow pelvis, shortening of the lower extremities, "sphinx neck". Mental development is normal. The girl was diagnosed with Turner’s syndrome. What kind of chromosome abnormality is it?
- A. Trisomy 13
- B. Trisomy 18
- C. Trisomy X
- D. Monosomy X
- E. Nullisomy X
Hint
Recall the karyotype of the named syndrome and how it differs from the normal female chromosome complement.
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