A human female with Turner's syndrome:
has 45 chromosomes with XO
has one additional chromosome
exhibit male character
is able to produce children with a normal husband
, Turner's syndrome is caused due to the absence of one of the X chromosomes, resulting in a karyotype of 45 with XO , . Such females are sterile as ovaries are rudimentary and they lack other secondary sexual characters . Option B describes conditions like Down's or Klinefelter's syndrome (trisomy), and Option D is incorrect because these individuals are sterile.
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