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What is Intersex?

XY Females – Women or Men - Glossary


Glossary

Ambiguous genitalia - The external genitalia does not  resemble that of a male or a female

Genotype- Genetic make up of a person including his hereditary information

Turner’s syndrome – A genetic disorder where the female has only one X chromosme

Klinefelter’s syndrome – A genetic condition where the male has an extra X

Karyotype – A chromosomal analysis which is carried out by arranging the chromosomes according to their size and location of the centromere
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