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A Karyotype Reveals That a Woman Is Carrying a Fetus

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A karyotype reveals that a woman is carrying a fetus that has 47 chromosomes.The test reveals that the genotype of the fetus is XXY.Which of the following statements is correct?


A) The fetus has Down syndrome, and most likely a nondisjunction event occurred in the mother during egg formation.
B) The fetus has Turner syndrome, and most likely a nondisjunction event occurred in the mother during egg formation.
C) The fetus has Klinefelter syndrome.
D) The fetus has an autosomal disorder.

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