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Yes. It is known as Klinefelter's syndrome. The extra X chromosome interferes with meiosis and usually prevents the affected males from reproducing.
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Is it possible to have a XXY chromosome set for sex?
Yes. That chromosome disjunction event is called Kleinfelter's syndrome. PS Sex. Biologists use the word sex.
Can a mother pass on a y chromosome to its child?
No. If it is a mother, that infers that the organism is female. The feature that determines gender is the 23rd set of chromosomes. A female can only result if the pair is XX (XY results in a male). Therefore, a mother cannot pass on a Y chromosome to her child. If you are wondering whether by cause of a genetic mutation the mother happens to have a Y chromosome, then she would not be a mother, as she would be infertile.
What is contained in the nucleus of a sperm?
A haploid Chromosome set. {Or, a haploid set of Chromosomes.}
What is characteristics of superfemale?
A superfemale has an extra X chromosome for a sex chromosome set of XXX. The characteristics of a superfemale is that she may have speech and verbal deficiency.
How many copies do you have of each chromosome?
There will be two copies of each chromosome in all somatic cells called homologous chromosome..In case of reproductive cells there will be only one set during gamete formation...
Is it possible to have a XXY chromosome set for sex?
Yes. That chromosome disjunction event is called Kleinfelter's syndrome. PS Sex. Biologists use the word sex.
Is klinefelter's syndrome an inheritance?
It is a condition in which human males have an extra X chromosome. It is inherited when the extra X chromosome is retained because of a nondisjunction event during meiosis I (gametogenesis).
Do each set of chromosome define a character?
a set chromosome define about progeny which could be male or female
Why is each chromosome a double?
There are 2 of each chromosome because you get 1 set from each parent.
Can a mother pass on a y chromosome to its child?
No. If it is a mother, that infers that the organism is female. The feature that determines gender is the 23rd set of chromosomes. A female can only result if the pair is XX (XY results in a male). Therefore, a mother cannot pass on a Y chromosome to her child. If you are wondering whether by cause of a genetic mutation the mother happens to have a Y chromosome, then she would not be a mother, as she would be infertile.
How do you know the set of chromosomes is from a male?
If it has a x and y chromosome it is from a male if it has two x chromosome or is from a female
What is contained in the nucleus of a sperm?
A haploid Chromosome set. {Or, a haploid set of Chromosomes.}
Why is monosomy worse than trisomy?
Monosomy occurs when one chromosome is absent from the normal diploid number. This is referred to as aneuploidy which is the loss or gain of a chromosome during meiosis.An example of monosomy is Turner Syndrome. One of the sex chromosomes is missing. In an unaffected female there are 2 'X' chromosomes. But in Turner Syndrome there is one sex chromosome missing.Trisomy occurs when there is three copies of a chromosome instead of the normal diploid number. This is also referred to as aneuploidy because there was an extra chromosome added hence, an abnormal amount of chromosomes.An example of trisomy is in Trisomy 21(Downs Syndrome) in which chromosome 21 has an extra chromosome.
What is characteristics of superfemale?
A superfemale has an extra X chromosome for a sex chromosome set of XXX. The characteristics of a superfemale is that she may have speech and verbal deficiency.
How many copies do you have of each chromosome?
There will be two copies of each chromosome in all somatic cells called homologous chromosome..In case of reproductive cells there will be only one set during gamete formation...
Why are there 23 chromosomes in sex cells?
Because human gametes are of two kinds, sperm (male) and egg (female). The two come together to make 1 cell called a zygote. That then replicates and creates all your other cells. 23 + 23 = 46. That's why!
What is the chromosome number for an embryo?
An animal will have a full set of chromosomes (2n) as an embryo.
