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Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 13, Problem 7U
Which of the following genotypes due to nondisjunction of sex chromosomes is lethal?
a. XXX
b. XXY
c. OY
d. XO
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