Jane Is a 20-Year-Old Individual Who Externally Resembles a Female

question 6

Multiple Choice

Jane is a 20-year-old individual who externally resembles a female but who is actually genetically a male (XY) . Based on your knowledge of human development, how could this be possible?

• A) Although Jane is genetically a male, she has produced an abnormal amount of estrogen since birth.
• B) During development, Jane's body produced an excessive amount of testosterone, leading to the development of female external genitalia.
• C) Jane's embryonic gonads did not produce androgens, or they lacked functional testosterone receptors.
• D) Due to a genetic defect, Jane lacks sufficient aromatase activity, the enzyme that converts testosterone into estrogen.

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