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NEET 2023, Biology Q74: Common Diseases in Humans

NEET2023Biology
Q.

Broad palm with single palm crease is visible in a person suffering from:

  1. A

    Down's syndrome

  2. B

    Turner's syndrome

  3. C

    Klinefelter's syndrome

  4. D

    Thalassemia

Solution

Down syndrome (trisomy of chromosome 21) presents with characteristic features that include a broad palm with a single transverse palmar crease (simian crease), short stature, small round head and a furrowed tongue.

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