A pregnant human female was advised to undergo M.T.P. It was diagnosed by her doctor that the foetus she is carrying has developed from a zygote formed by an XX-egg fertilized by Y-carrying sperm. Why was she advised to undergo M.T.P. ?

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Embryo has (trisomy of sex chromosome) XX / Klinefelter's syndrome.

Advised MTP since child will have the following problems.

Male with feminine traits / like gynecomastia / under developed testes / sterile.

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