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Why is a karyotype for people with turner syndrome written as 45XO?
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A karyotype would be unable to Turner syndrome?
No, a karyotype shows if a person has Turner syndrome.
Is the karyotype of a person with schizophrenia normal or abnormal?
The majority of people with schizophrenia have normal karyotypes. If the karyotype is abnormal, it will be a coincidence and not the cause of the schizophrenia. For example, you can have Turner syndrome (1 X chromosome) and schizophrenia at the same time, but the Turner syndrome wouldn't have caused the schizophrenia.
What is a person with Turner Syndrome missing in their karyotype?
The second X chromosome other females have.
Can a karyotype reveal turner syndrome?
Yes. A karyotype will show the chromosomes and an affected person will have XXY instead of XY for a normal male.
What are characteristics of Turners syndrome?
Depending on the type of Turner syndrome a person has, their karyotype is either: 45X - classic Turner syndrome - second X chromosome missing from all cells 45X/46XX - Mosaic Turner syndrome - second X chromosome missing from some cells. There is another type of Turner syndrome, but it has a more complicated karyotype and I am not sure what the karyotype is off the top of my head.
How long do people with turner syndrome live?
people (girls/women) with turner syndrome live as long as regular people do....turner syndrome does not affect life spancy
What type of disorders are karyotyping used to diagnose?
Chromosomal disorders can be observed in a human karyotype. It can show whether there are extra chromosomes, or missing chromosomes, or malformed chromosomes, or whether chromosomes have extra pieces, or missing pieces.
Turner's syndrome individuals have which genotype?
A person with Turner's syndrome has a missing or damaged X chromosome in some or all of their cells. There are two possible karyotypes with Turner syndrome - 45X (The second X is missing from all cells) and 45X/46XX (The second X is missing from some cells).
People affected by turner syndrome worldwide?
Yes people all over the word are affected by Turner syndrome. Is that what you meant?
Turner's syndrome describe the genetic makeup of someone with this disorder?
The karyotype is 45X or 45X/46XX depending on whether all or only some of the cells are affected.
What is the average of individuals of turner syndrome survive till adult?
I believe almost all people with Turner syndrome survive to adulthood.
Can Turner Syndrome be inherited?
Turner syndrome can rarely be inherited
