A human who has the Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) has the normal number of and will produce the normal amount of proteins from gene on autosomes. A person who has Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) has X chromosomes, one of which will condense into a Barr body in somatic cells. Most X chromosome genes produce protein. The few genes in the PAR region of the X chromosome remain active and those genes produce XXY somatic cells, leading to skeletal abnormalities in with Klinefelter syndrome. protein in the In the Barr body is reactivated. The higher dose of X chromosome gene expression in the XXY male germ line leads to defective spermatogenesis and
A human who has the Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) has the normal number of and will produce the normal amount of proteins from gene on autosomes. A person who has Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) has X chromosomes, one of which will condense into a Barr body in somatic cells. Most X chromosome genes produce protein. The few genes in the PAR region of the X chromosome remain active and those genes produce XXY somatic cells, leading to skeletal abnormalities in with Klinefelter syndrome. protein in the In the Barr body is reactivated. The higher dose of X chromosome gene expression in the XXY male germ line leads to defective spermatogenesis and
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Transcribed Image Text:somatic cells
males
a normal amount of
one too many
sex chromosomes
excess
females
infertility
death
the germ line
autosomes
one too few
Humans who have aneuploidy of the sex chromosomes are viable.
A human who has the Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) has the normal
number of
and will produce the normal amount of
proteins from gene on autosomes.
A person who has Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) has
X chromosomes, one of which will condense into a Barr body in
somatic cells. Most X chromosome genes produce
protein.
The few genes in the PAR region of the X chromosome remain
active and those genes produce
XXY somatic cells, leading to skeletal abnormalities in
with Klinefelter syndrome.
protein in the
In
the Barr body is reactivated. The higher dose of X
chromosome gene expression in the XXY male germ line leads to
defective spermatogenesis and
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