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Assertion : Down's syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome and Turner's syndrome are chromosomal disorders.
Reason : In Klinefelter's syndrome, females are sterile.
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationAIIMSAIIMS 2019 (26 May)
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: If assertion is true but reason is false.
Klinefelter's syndrome is a genetic condition that only affects males. The condition is present from birth and is due to an extra $X$ chromosome. Normal males have $45+X Y$ chromosomes but males with Klinefelter's syndrome have $45+$ XXY chromosome. This condition arises due to non-disjunction at the time of gamete formation leading to formation of abnormal gamete. When either a normal egg fuses with abnormal sperms (XY) or an abnormal egg (XX) fuses with a normal sperm it results in an abnormal zygote, which develops into a boy with the syndrome.

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