A human is discovered to have a sex chromosome karyotype of XXY. What phenotypic sex would this individual be and how many Barr bodies would be present in somatic cells.  Group of answer choices male: one male: two female; none hermaphrodite; one female; one

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A human is discovered to have a sex chromosome karyotype of XXY. What phenotypic sex would this individual be and how many Barr bodies would be present in somatic cells. 

Group of answer choices
male: one
male: two
female; none
hermaphrodite; one
female; one
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