KROK 1 2013 – Question 94 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
Amniocentesis revealed two sex chromatin bodies (Barr bodies) in each cell of the sample. What disease is this character typical for?
- A. Trisomy X
- B. Turner’s syndrome
- C. Klinefelter syndrome
- D. Patau syndrome
- E. Down’s syndrome
Hint
Apply the rule that links the number of inactivated X chromosomes to the total number of X chromosomes in the cell.
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