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Distinguish Between :Turner’s syndrome and Klinefelter’s syndrome.

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Turner’s syndromeKlinefelter’s syndrome
1. Individual with Turner’s syndrome has total 45 chromosomes in each of her cell.1. Individual with Klinefelter’s syndrome has total 47 chromosomes in each of his cell.
2. Turner’s syndrome is XO female, caused due to monosomy of Xchromosome.2. Klinefelter’s syndrome is XXY male, caused due to trisomy of X chromosome.
3. The external phenotype is of female.3. The external phenotype is of male.
4. The stature is short.4. The stature is tall and thin.
5. Secondary sexual characteristics are not developed in Turner’s syndrome.5. Secondary sexual characteristics are poorly developed in Klinefelter’s syndrome.


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