(Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Turner syndrome happens when a female is missing certain genes normally on the X chromosome. (Females have two X chromosomes, while males have an X and a Y chromosome).

“In the context of X chromosomal abnormalities, female individuals with Turner’s syndrome (45,XO) experience greater cognitive impairment when the X chromosome is maternally compared with ...

UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...

Problems in the formation of chromosomes ... Like Klinefelter Syndrome, Turner Syndrome is marked by an abnormal karyotype, 45,XO. While Turner women have female external genitals, the individuals ...

In a nutshell Female cells randomly use either the maternal or paternal X chromosome—this study shows that relying more ...

and women born with just one X chromosome (a diagnosis known as Turner Syndrome), can have cognitive impairments. X chromosomes, some researchers hypothesize, could help explain sex differences in ...

Turner syndrome, a genetic developmental disorder in females is caused by a missing or incomplete X- chromosome. Girls are short and have dysfunctional ovaries.