Answer to Question #39708 in Biochemistry for Shanu

Question

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 embryo is- a)Edward's syndrome b)Down's syndrome c)Klinefelters syndrome d)Patau's syndrome.

Answer 1

C) Klinefelters syndrome 47, XXY additional X chromosome condensed into a Barr body