NEET2012ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
Assertion : A middle aged woman is reported to have small breasts and undersized uterus. Reason : Her genotypic analysis shows XO condition of allosomes.
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
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
Females having 45 chromosomes (2 ~A + X 0) are affected with Turner's syndrome. Individuals having Turner's syndrome have female sexual differentiation but ovaries are rudimentary. Other associated phenotypes of this condition are short stature, webbed-neck, broad chest, lack of secondary sexual characteristics and sterility. Thus, any imbalance in the copies of the sex chromosomes may disrupt the genetic information necessary for normal sexual development.