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What is the result of a failure to produce testosterone in an XY male?
Undervirilization
What is the effect of 5-alpha-reductase deficiency on testosterone?
Conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
What is the result of androgen receptor deficiency in an XY male?
Complete feminization
What is the cause of testicular feminization in an XY male?
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What is the term for the condition where an XY male has receptors that do not respond to testosterone?
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What is the genetic makeup of an individual with Turner's Syndrome?
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What is the primary effect of the absence of the SRY gene in gonadal development?
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What is a common physical characteristic of individuals with Turner's Syndrome?
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What is a reproductive consequence of Turner's Syndrome?
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What is the typical adult height range for individuals with Turner's Syndrome?
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What is the main reason for male sterility in individuals with a deletion of the PAR1 region in chromosome?
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What is the characteristic feature of an individual with Triple X Syndrome (XXX)?
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What is the primary difference between Klinefelter's Syndrome (XXY) and 47:XXY (SRY negative female)?
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What is the characteristic feature of an individual with XX Male Syndrome?
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What is the primary cause of True Hermaphroditism (XX / XY)?
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What determines whether the fetus becomes a boy or a girl at fertilization?
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What is the result of absence of SRY gene in the Y chromosome?
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What is the name of the syndrome where an individual has XY chromosomes but develops as a female?
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What is the hormone responsible for the regression of the Mullerian duct?
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What is the term for abnormalities in sex determination and differentiation?
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What is the genetic sex of Eden Atwood?
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What is the condition that Eden Atwood has, which leads to feminization of external male genitalia?
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What is the gonadal sex of Eden Atwood?
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What is the genital sex of Eden Atwood?
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What is the karyotype of Eden Atwood?
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What happens to the gonadal development in an XY individual with a deletion of the SRY gene?
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What is the genetic sex of an individual with a translocation of the SRY gene to an X chromosome?
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What is the condition characterized by the presence of ovaries or testes and genitalia of another sex?
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What is the result of excess fetal androgens in a genetic female during the 8th to 13th week of gestation?
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What is the condition characterized by ambiguous genitalia in newborn girls due to increased androgen production?
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What is the genetic sex of an individual with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)?
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What is the type of gonad that develops in the absence of SRY?
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What is the result of excessive androgen exposure during 8-13 weeks of gestation in an XX female?
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What is the term for the condition in which an XX female is over-virilized?
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What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)?
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What is a possible cause of virilization of an XX female?
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What is the typical genitalia of an XX female with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)?
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What is the result of excessive maternal androgens during fetal development?
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What is the term for an XX individual with masculinized genitalia?
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During which weeks of gestation is an XX female most sensitive to androgens?
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