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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by chromosomes

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fun fact hedgehogs have way more chromosomes than humans does that mean [Sonic running in the forest]

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there are more advanced check out the following passage Klinefelter's syndrome

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.......right which of the

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following assumptions could you make about an individual with Klinefelter's

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syndrome and here are the potential answers ...... well X

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chromosomes may not turn us into the x-men but they do help determine whether [Wolverine with his claws]

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we're male or female and individuals with Klinefelter's have an extra X

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chromosome now the information provided in the passage clearly rules out most of

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these statements for instance the text states that Klinefelter's gives males an

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extra X chromosome males cannot be females no matter how much they want to [Man stood outside women's restroom]

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check out the girls bathroom. So option A is incorrect and the passage states that

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most affected individuals are infertile this means they would not be able to [Baby with a mans face crying]

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procreate easily so babies really aren't an option making option B a no-go and

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given that these individuals probably aren't having children it isn't likely

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they'd be passing on the disorder to their kids [Man reading last will and testament]

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you simply can't give something to someone who's not there so D is well

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deleted what the passage does state is that these individuals are at an

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increased risk for cancer, lung cancer is a type of cancer so it's logical to

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assume there'd be an increased risk making C the correct answer ......chromosome

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fun fact two butterflies have way more chromosomes than hedgehogs guess that's [Sonic chasing a butterfly in the forest]

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why Sonic explodes when he runs into them....

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