XXY in humans is a:
Correct answer: A. Sterile male
- A. Sterile male
- B. Fertile male
- C. Sterile female
- D. Fertile female
Explanation
XXY individual produced through nondisjunction gametes in humans is a sterile male called Klinefelter's syndrome
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