Multiple choice

Aditya's son is suffering from a chromosomal abnormality that causes males to have feminine body contours with large breasts, small penis, testes and prostate gland relatively little body hair; and sterility. This chromosomal abnormality may be

  1. Klinefelter syndrome

  2. XYY syndrome

  3. Triple-X syndrome

  4. XXXX syndrome
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Explanation

The feminizing effects of Klinefelter syndrome can be diminished if boys are treated regularly with testosterone injections from the age of puberty on. As a result of this treatment, most become sufficiently ordinary in appearance to live in society without notice.

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