Atypical sex chromosome patterns

Question 1

Turners syndrome characteristics

Answer 1

1 in 2000 girls
due to a gene mutation occurs at puberty

only one X chromosome (xo)

Question 2

Turners symptoms

Answer 2

Shorter, wide necks, weaker bones, infertile, under-functioning ovaries.
Difficulty with learning or learning advantages (e.g reading)

Question 3

How to treat turners syndrome

Answer 3

hormones- oestrogen and progesterone

Question 4

Kleinfelters syndrome characteristics

Answer 4

men born with an extra x chromosome (xxy)

Question 5

Kleinfelters symptoms

Answer 5

May be unable to produce testosterone, may produce breast tissue and have less body hair and body fat.
Emotional, aggressive, low sea drive, hard to control temper

Question 6

Kleinfelters treatments

Answer 6

testosterone (tablet, gel, injection)

Question 7

Reductionist

Answer 7

Doesn’t account for higher processes like social effects (e.g the bio social model).

Question 8

Small sample sizes- exaggerated findings.

Answer 8

We draw conclusions from the most severe cases so ‘typical’ symptoms may be distorted
Boada- prospective study of XXY individuals and found lots did not show these symptoms.

Question 9

Practical benefits

Answer 9

Leads to management of the syndrome
Study shows that those who treated Kleinfelters from a young age, experienced benefits with managing it.