A Human with an XY Chromosome Pair Appears Female

question 14

Multiple Choice

A human with an XY chromosome pair appears female.What might explain this person's condition?

• A)This person suffers from Turner syndrome.
• B)This person suffers from Klinefelter syndrome.
• C)This person has a mutated SRY gene.
• D)This person has an extra copy of the SRY gene.
• E)The XY determination was an error because it is impossible for a human XY individual to be female.

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Definitions:

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Quasi-experimental Study

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