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Triple x syndrome

triple X syndrome

(Science: syndrome) In principle, the phenotypic features characteristic of trisomy of the x chromosome. Original observations (made in mental institutions) were seriously biased and the phenotypic changes spurious; now, even the remaining claim, that there is mild mental retardation, is suspect. The outstanding feature of the syndrome is the occurence of twin barr bodies in a typical cell.


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