Multiple choice

Which of the following genetic disorders occurs due to the swapping over of genetic material between chromosomes?

  1. 46, XX

  2. 48, XXYY syndrome

  3. 47, XYY syndrome

  4. Y chromosome infertility

  5. 47, XXY

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Explanation

This state results from an abnormal swap over of genetic material between chromosomes. This swap over occurs as a chance event in the father of an affected person during the formation of sperm cells. The translocation affects the gene in charge that is SRY for development of a fetus into a male.