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Aneuploidy of chromosomes in human beings results in certain disorders. Draw out the possibilities of the karyotype in common disorders of this in human beings and its consequences in individuals.

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Aneuploidy is the presence of an abnormal number of chromosome in a cell.
Example : A human cell having 45 or 47 chromosome.
Few of the Aneuploidy observed in human being are : Down's syndrome, Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Edward syndrome etc.
Down's Syndrome : It is caused due to the trisomy of chromosome 21. The person suffering from Down's syndrome has 3 chromosome 21 instead of 2.
Affected person is
`**" "`Short stratured with small round head.
`**" "`Furrowed tongue and partially open mouth.
`**" "`Palm is broad with chracteristic palmcrease.
`**" "`Physical, psychomotor and mental development is retarded.
Klinefelter syndrome :
It is caused due to the presence of an extra copy of X-chromosome resulting into XXY condition. The affected individual is :
`**" "`a male with enlarged breasts i.e., gynocanastia.
`**" "`such individual are sterite with small testicles.
Turner syndrome : It is caused due to loss of X chromosome in human female resulting in XO type. the affected individual :
`**" "`Female are sterile as ovaries are rudimentary.
`**" "`Lack of other secondary sexual characters.
`**" "` Webbed neck, short strature, swollen hand and feet.
Edward's syndrome : It is caused by the trisomy of chromosome 18.
Affected babies are :
`**" "`Born small and have heart defects.
`**" "`Small head, small jaw, clenched fist with overlapping fingers and severe intellectual disability.
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