1. Superman Syndrome (XYY Syndrome)
The cause is "nondisjunction in the second meiotic division of spermatogenesis" according to Dr. ... Because this condition occurs at random, it equally affects people around the world, not targeting a specific culture. ... Because males with XYY syndrome have an extra chromosome containing extra DNA, there is an error in the DNA code for how the proteins should fold, and the body produces an abnormal protein, thereby producing an abnormal phenotype. Supermale syndrome is caused by a somatic mutation in the mitosis process. ... In short, the somatic mutation makes it so that any male...
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