Compare and contrast Turner's Syndrome with Klinefelter's syndrome
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1. Turner's syndrome: results from the presence of only one X chromosome. The person appears to be female, but the ovaries do not develop; there is no ovulation or menstruation, and the person is sterile. The mammary nipples are widely spaced, the breasts do not develop, and the person is short of stature and has a stocky build.
2. Klinefelter's syndrome: results from the presence of an extra X chromosome. The person appears to be male but has small testes that fail to mature and produce no sperm. At puberty, female secondary sex characteristics emerge, the breasts enlarge, and female distribution of hair develops. Little facial hair develops, and the general appearance is that of an immature young adult. The person is tall and slender with abnormally long legs.
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