The karyotype of a person is 47, XY, +21 . This person is a:
a. normal male.
b. male with Down syndrome.
c. normal female.
d. female with Turner syndrome.
B
This person is male because his sex chromosomes are XY. He has one extra copy of chromosome 21 (for a total of 47 instead of 46), resulting in Down syndrome.
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