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Turner syndrome
A human clinical syndrome that results from monosomy for the X chromosome in the female, which gives a 45,X female. These females fail to develop secondary sexual characteristics, tend to be short, have weblike necks, have poorly developed breasts, are usually infertile, and exhibit mental deficiencies.
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