NEET2019ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
Assertion : Down's syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome and Turner's syndrome are chromosomal disorders. Reason : In Klinefelter's syndrome, females are sterile.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
Klinefelter's syndrome is a genetic condition that only affects males. The condition is present from birth and is due to an extra X chromosome. Normal males have 45+X Y chromosomes but males with Klinefelter's syndrome have 45+ XXY chromosome. This condition arises due to non-disjunction at the time of gamete formation leading to formation of abnormal gamete. When either a normal egg fuses with abnormal sperms (XY) or an abnormal egg (XX) fuses with a normal sperm it results in an abnormal zygote, which develops in