Turner sydrome

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Turner Sydrome is a monosomy of the X chromosome which is lacking of one X chromosome resulting in the karyotype 45, X. Females are the sex affected. Although they have female phenotypic characteristics, they are short and do not reach sexual maturity. [1]

References

  1. Hartl D., and Jones E,(2009):Analysis of Genes and Genomes: page 269