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According to MedlinePlus, girls with Turner syndrome are short and often have short, "webbed" necks with folds of skin from the tops of their shoulders to the sides of their necks. They also exhibit a low hairline in the back, low-set ears, and swollen hands and feet.
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Who carries the Turners Syndrome Does it come from the female or male?
This is not a good question. The Turners Syndrome only occurs in women, and it is not inherited, because these women cannot have their own children. No causes have been discovered yet.
Why do girls with turner syndrome have difficulty with math?
All you ever needed to know about Turners: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Syndrome
Why does an individual with Turners syndrome often NOT get diagnosed till adolescence?
Sometimes the person does not have obvious characteristics of Turner syndrome, so they do not get diagnosed as a child. When they become adolescent and do not go through puberty that is what leads the doctor to test the person for Turner syndrome.
What genes or chromosomes is the muitation that causes turners syndrome?
Turner syndrome is the result of one of the two X chromosomes being missing or damaged in some or all cells. These chromosomes are the sex chromosomes, which determine whether a person will be male or female. As people with Turners only have an X chromosome and no Y chromosome they are born female.
What does carrier mean in biology?
carrier--- if someone has part of a disease in their genetics but does not have the diseas themself eg. rets syndrome. It's also the person who is heterozygous for the trait, or disease. Ex: Mn, Jj, Kk, Ll, Tt, ect..
What is turners disease not turners syndrome that can affect males?
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Turners syndrome is what type of disorder?
Turner syndrome is a chromosomal disorder.
When does turners syndrome present itself?
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Who carries the Turners Syndrome Does it come from the female or male?
This is not a good question. The Turners Syndrome only occurs in women, and it is not inherited, because these women cannot have their own children. No causes have been discovered yet.
Can animals get klinefelters or turners syndrome as humans do?
Yes animals do sometimes have Turner's syndrome or Klinefelter's syndrome with similar characteristics as those observed in humans.
Why does turners syndrome affect so little?
not a very bad (effective) symptom
Is turner syndrome inheritable or random?
it is not inherited because a women with turners sydrome cannot have children so that means that its not inherited
What is the probability of a down syndrome carrier male and a non-carrier female producing non-carrier children?
50%
Does turner syndrome have mental effect?
As a 19yr old female with Turner's Syndrome (diagnosed at 8yrs old), have never had any problems in school. There is usually no mental effect, however girls with turners may have problems with spatial problems and possibly math. However, I am in my second year of university, and have received an A in Linear Algebra, and have never had special treatment due to turners syndrome.
Are there carrier forms of xxx syndrome?
no there r no carrier forms for triple x syndrome. this is just a nondisjunction during meiosis of gametogenesis. this can happen with either spermatogenesis or ovariogenesis
Why do girls with turner syndrome have difficulty with math?
All you ever needed to know about Turners: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Syndrome
Will a turner syndrome baby live?
2% of unborn babies with Turners survive to birth. Babies with Turners who survive to birth live.
