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How Does Turners Syndrome Effect The Fetus?
Turner syndrome is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes.
Alternative Names
Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome; Gonadal dysgenesis; Monosomy X
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Humans have 46 chromosomes. Chromosomes contain all of your genes and DNA, the building blocks of the body. Two of these chromosomes, the sex chromosomes, determine if you become a boy or a girl. Females normally have two of the same sex chromosomes, written as XX. Males...
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