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1 MUTATIONS

2 Gene Mutation: Methemoglobinemia
Blue skin results from a mutated enzyme Body cannot recycle red blood cells

3 Gene Mutation: The Ultra-female Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Genetically male (XY) Testosterone receptor proteins cannot detect the presence of testosterone Because testosterone, not a Y chromosome determines gender… Biologically female

4 Chromosomal Mutations: Klinefelter’s Syndrome
XXY males Tend to be taller than normal Low testosterone levels

5 Chromosomal Mutations: Turner’s Syndrome
XO female, only 45 chromosomes Never go through puberty Short stature Square-ended fingers and toes Limited sense of geographic direction


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