A pregnant woman who has undergone amniocentesis test, finds an extra Barr body in her embryo. The syndrome which is likely to be associated with embryo is

Klinefelter's syndrome

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Solution

The correct option is A Klinefelter's syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome is a sex chromosome disorder in boys and men that results from the presence of an extra X chromosome in cells. The presence of an extra Barr body is due to the presence of an extra X chromosome.

So, the correct answer is 'Klinefelter's syndrome'.

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Q. A pregnant woman who has done amniocentesis test finds an extra Barr body in her embryo. The syndrome which is likely to be associated with the embryo is ________________.

Q. Men with Klinefelter syndrome do not show barr body because

Q. If BB represents barr body and

Y_{0}

Y-body, XXY or Klinefelters syndrome has.

Q. A person suffering from Klinefelter syndrome will have how many barr bodies?

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Assertion [A]: Patients having Klinefelter syndrome have higher amounts of estrogen in the body.
Reason [R]: Klinefelter syndrome occurs due to appearance of an extra X chromosome in the human males.

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