Which type of atypical sexual differentiation is correctly classified?
a) Turner's syndrome—hormonal disorder
b) androgen insensitivity—chromosomal disorder
c) Klinefelter's syndrome—hormonal disorder
d) congenital adrenal hyperplasia—hormonal disorder
ANS: B, Turner's syndrome and Klinefelter's syndrome are chromosomal abnormalities, whereas androgen insensitivity and congenital adrenal hyperplasia are hormonal disorders.
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