49,XXXXY
This karyotype shows a variant of Klinefelter's syndrome. Individuals
with this syndrome are male, typically with the karyotype 47,XXY. They
exhibit a characteristic phenotype including tall stature, infertility,
gynecomastia and hypogonadism. Aneuploidy above one extra chromosome is
usually fatal but because of X-inactivation, which "turns off" all but
one X chromosome per cell, the effects of 3 extra chromosomes are reduced.
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