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What happens if you are born missing an x chromosome for a female?
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∙ 6y ago
this is called turner syndrome. it is when females are missing their 2nd X chromosome. It only affects females because a male missing their X chromosome would only be a Y chromosome and that is fatal.
Look turner syndrome up on wikipedia for more information.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoIf you are missing an X chromosome, you would have the syndrome called Turner's.
A female with Turner syndrome has part or all of one X chromosome missing.
Babies born with Turner syndrome often have swollen hands and feet, which is caused by an accumulation of excess fluid in the surrounding tissues. Babies with Turner syndrome usually grow at a normal rate until three years of age. After this age, they will have a lower-than-average growth rate.
At puberty, a girl with Turner syndrome will not have the normal growth spurt. Girls usually begin puberty between 8-14 years of age. Without treatment, a girl with Turner syndrome will grow to around 136-147cm (4ft 6in to 4ft 10in) tall.
On average, adult women with untreated Turner syndrome are 20cm (8in) shorter than adult women without the syndrome. Treatment with growth hormones can reduce this difference.
However, most girls with Turner syndrome will not produce these sex hormones which means that:
•unlike other girls, they may not start their monthly periods naturally
•they may not fully develop breasts
•they may be infertile (unable to have a baby)
Symptoms that affect appearance include:
•a particularly short, wide neck (webbed neck)
•a broad chest and widely spaced nipples
•arms that turn out slightly at the elbows
•a low hairline
•mouth abnormalities, which can cause problems with the teeth
•a large number of moles
•small, spoon-shaped nails
•a short fourth finger or toe
Eye symptoms
Symptoms that affect the eyes include:
•eyes that slant downwards
•droopy eyelids (ptosis)
•a squint (strabismus)
•lazy eye (amblyopia)
•cataracts - cloudy patches in the lens (the transparent structure at the front of the eye)
•short-sightedness (myopia)
Ear symptoms
Symptoms that affect the ears include:
•low-set ears
•reoccurring middle ear infections (otitis media) and glue ear during early childhood
•hearing loss - which can occur in later life, is often more severe and develops earlier than the
normal age-related decline in hearing
No male has every been born missing the X chromosome since the genes on it are required for life.
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∙ 15y agoits called "Turner Syndrome"
see link for more info...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_syndrome
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∙ 13y agoA woman with only one X chromosome is said to have male sex organs.
The symptom is called Turner syndrome.
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∙ 13y agoYes it is (monosomy). When a chromosome is missing (or altered); it's called the Turner's syndrome. Usually those women are infertile and of a short stature.
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∙ 13y agoTurner's Syndrome
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∙ 13y agoTurner Syndrome
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∙ 10y agoturners syndrom
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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 happens in the absence of a chromosome?
Generally, absence of a chromosome results in EED (early embryonic death). The exception is the absence of one of the sex chromosomes. While a Child born with a single X chromosome has some physiologic deficits they can survive into adulthood.
Can boys get turner syndrome?
Most girls are born with two X chromosomes, but girls with Turner syndrome are born with only one X chromosome or they are missing part of one X chromosome. The effects of the condition vary widely among girls with Turner syndrome. It all depends on how many of the body's cells are affected by the changes to the X chromosome.
What happens when sex chromosome has 3 pairs?
If two are X then its female and vice versa with y. and the disorder is called turner syndrome for females and triple x if all are X and the males is klinefelter syndrome or xyy disorder
A human baby is born with two X chromosomes. What must be true about this baby?
the baby is a female
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.
Are children born male or female or is it decided at a later time as suggested by the gender schema?
It is actually decided at a earlier time, at conception. It depends on the chromosome in the sperm. If the sperm contains a X chromosome it will be female(all eggs contain an X chromosome) and if it contains a Y chromosome it will be male.
What happens if you are born without chromosome 16?
Children born without parts of chromosome 16 can have problems with growth disorders and anomalies with the head, face and internal organs.
Why is there is a 50 percent chance a new born baby will be female?
There is sex chromosome in both male and female. Female has got XX chromosome. Man has got XY chromosome in the nucleus. So when you get an ovum, all of them have got X chromosome in them. When sperm form, you get half the sperms with X chromosome and half the chromosome have Y chromosome in them. So there are fifty percent sperms that are mean to be males and fifty percent chromosomes that are meant to be females. Which sperm will enter the ovum can not be known. So there are fifty fifty percent chances of baby becoming male or female.
Turner syndrome its autosomal?
No. It is sex linked, of a sort. The female is born with one X chromosome.
Can an error in meiosis cause a baby to be born with an extra or missing chromosome?
Yes, it can. The baby would be born with something like Klinefelter's or Turner's Syndrome.
How do doctors identify cri du chat syndrome?
A person with this is missing half of 5th chromosome. They are born with disabilities and they will have a normal life expectancy.
How does a boy become adoloscent?
When a boy becomes an adolescent, he has to be at least 13 years of age, and reach puberty.
what happens in the absence of a chromosome?
Generally, absence of a chromosome results in EED (early embryonic death). The exception is the absence of one of the sex chromosomes. While a Child born with a single X chromosome has some physiologic deficits they can survive into adulthood.
Can boys get turner syndrome?
Most girls are born with two X chromosomes, but girls with Turner syndrome are born with only one X chromosome or they are missing part of one X chromosome. The effects of the condition vary widely among girls with Turner syndrome. It all depends on how many of the body's cells are affected by the changes to the X chromosome.
Who are responsible for giving birth to a female child?
its actually the male who recognises the sex of a child bc the male has either has an x chromosome or a y while the female always has an x chromosome. so if an x from the male fertilizes the egg in the female, a female child would be born and if a y from a male fertilizes the egg then a male child would be born. All this scientific truth is contrary to what is believed in many primitive and ignorant societies and cultures of the world where they think that its the woman who is responsible for the birth of a female child.
Difference between male and female sperm?
Although only males produce sperm, that does not mean that all sperm is male. There are two types of sperm: male and female. Male sperm carry the 'y' chromosome; female sperm carry the 'x' chromosome. If all sperm where male, then there would be no females born. Thus, the difference between male and female sperm is that male sperm carries the 'y' chromosome and produces male offspring and female sperm carries the 'x' chromosome and produces female offspring.
