Erika and Aaron are thrilled that their baby will be born any minute. As Erika pushes one last time, the baby emerges to cheers and applause from the nurses and doctors present. The only problem, however,
is that the baby has female external genitalia despite having an XY chromosome type! Erika and Aaron are shocked to learn that this is caused by __________ insensitivity syndrome, and now will have some very difficult decisions to make for their child.
a. androgen
b. estrogen
c. gonadotropin
d. testes determining factor
Answer: A
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