KROK 1 2009 – Question 163 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A 28-year-old female patient consulted a gynecologist about sterility. Examination revealed underdeveloped ovaries and uterus, irregular menstrual cycle. Analysis of the sex chromatin revealed 2 Barr’s bodies in most somatic cells. What chromosome disease is most likely?
- A. Turner’s syndrome
- B. Edwards’ syndrome
- C. Klinefelter’s syndrome
- D. Triple X syndrome
- E. Patau’s syndrome
Hint
Use the rule that each cell has one sex-chromatin body fewer than its number of X chromosomes, and deduce the karyotype from the count.
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