If an Individual Is XY but Has Pseudohermaphroditism, What Happens

question 12

Multiple Choice

If an individual is XY but has pseudohermaphroditism, what happens as they develop?

• A) Initially testes develop but they do not produce testosterone, so the individual develops as a female but is unable to have children.
• B) Testes develop but do not send the signals to produce external male sex organs. The individual develops like a female externally and a male internally.
• C) Initially, testes develop and leads to eternal sex characteristics of a male, but at puberty, cells lose their sensitivity to testosterone and female characteristic begin to develop.
• D) Initially, testes develop but can't signal development of male external genitals, so the individual develops as a female. At puberty, the adrenal gland produces functioning testosterone and the individual develops into a male.
• E) Testes develop initially but produce estrogen rather than testosterone, so the individual develops as a female until puberty, when the adrenal gland starts producing testosterone and male characteristics develop.

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