XY Individuals with Total Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

question 47

Multiple Choice

XY individuals with total androgen insensitivity syndrome

• A) do not secrete testosterone.
• B) secrete testosterone but the testosterone is ineffective.
• C) have mutated testosterone receptors in their cells.
• D) secrete more estrogen than testosterone.
• E) have normal male genitalia.

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