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A) Hermaphrodites are common among invertebrates.
B) An XYY human is a hermaphrodite.
C) No human hermaphrodites exist.
D) Some vertebrate hermaphrodites exist.
E) Humans with Klinefelter syndrome are not hermaphrodites.


B) An XYY human is a hermaphrodite.

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