An abnormality in which there is one more or one fewer than the normal number of chromosomes is called a(an)
1. karyotype
2. fragile site
3. aneuploidy
4. trisomy
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The syndrome in humans in which an individual's somatic cells contain only the one sex chromosome X/O is called
1. Klinefelter's.
2. Turner's.
3. Down's.
4. superfemale.
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Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II
A.   Down's syndrome  I.  \(11^{\text {th }}\) chromosome
B.  \(\alpha\) -Thalassemia  II.  \(' \mathrm{X} '\) chromosome
C.  \(\beta\) -Thalassemia  III.  \(21^{\text {st }}\) chromosome
D.  Klinefelter's
syndrome
IV.  \(16^{\text {th }}\) chromosome

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-II, B-III,C-IV, D-I 
2. A-III, B-IV,C-I, D-II 
3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III 
4. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
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How does Turner’s syndrome differ genetically from Klinefelter’s syndrome?
1. Turner’s syndrome results from an additional chromosome; Klinefelter’s results from a missing chromosome.
2. Turner’s syndrome involves monosomy (45, XO); Klinefelter’s involves trisomy (47, XXY).
3. Both are due to duplication of sex chromosomes.
4. Turner’s affects males, while Klinefelter’s affects females.
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An individual who is missing one chromosome, having only one member of a given pair, is said to be
1. monosomic
2. haploid
3. trisomic
4. consanguineous
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