NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
Which of the following human chromosomal disorders results in an affected individual possessing a sex chromosome complement that is analogous to that of a normal male grasshopper?
Options
- AKlinefelter's syndrome
- BDown's syndrome
- CTurner's syndrome
- DTriple X syndrome
Correct answer
C. Turner's syndrome
Step-by-step solution
A normal male grasshopper exhibits the XX-XO type of sex determination, meaning its sex chromosome complement is XO (it possesses only one X chromosome and lacks a second sex chromosome). Among human chromosomal disorders, Turner's syndrome is caused by the absence of one of the X chromosomes, resulting in a karyotype of 45 with X0. This XO condition is exactly analogous to the sex chromosome complement of a normal male grasshopper. Klinefelter's syndrome results in an XXY complement. Down's syndrome is an autosoma