In humans, if a non-disjunction event led to an individual with a genotype of XXY, they would _____.Group of answer choicesbe female because they have two X chromosomesnot survivedisplay both male and female characteristicsbe male because they have a Y chromosomeNext
Question
In humans, if a non-disjunction event led to an individual with a genotype of XXY, they would _____.Group of answer choicesbe female because they have two X chromosomesnot survivedisplay both male and female characteristicsbe male because they have a Y chromosomeNext
Solution
The individual would be male because they have a Y chromosome. This is because the presence of the Y chromosome determines maleness in humans. The extra X chromosome does not make the individual female or display both male and female characteristics. This condition is known as Klinefelter syndrome.
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