A baby is born with ambiguous genitalia. When discussing this with her parents, you could accurately assure them that
A) all children with ambiguous genitalia are chromosomally female.
B) ambiguous genitalia will develop fully with estrogen therapy.
C) ambiguous genitalia result from hypothalamus stimulation.
D) their child's true sex can be determined by a genetic karyotype.
D
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