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Which of the following will theoretically produce an individual who is genotypically female but with male secondary phenotypic features?
Select one:
a. XX individual with a TDF gene translocated into one the X chrmosomes
b. XY individual with a mutated SRY gene
c. XX individual with a SRY gene translocated into one the X chrmosomes
d. XY individual with a mutated Tfm gene
e. XX individual with a mutated Tfm gene
ANSWER :
C. XX individual with a SRY gene translocated into one the X chrmosomes.
EXPLANATION:
Genotypic sex refers specifically to an individual's two sex chromosomes. Most people have either XX chromosomes (genotypic female) or an X and a Y chromosome (genotypic male). Phenotypic sex refers to an individual's sex as determined by their internal and external genitalia, expression of secondary sex characteristics, and behavior. |
XX male syndrome, (De la Chapelle
syndrome), is a rare congenital intersex condition
with a 46 XX karyotype individual.
Therefore,
XX individual with a SRY gene translocated into one the X chrmosomes will be genotypically female with phenotypically male with secondary sexual characters.