"Such persons are happily married as female but are sterile", because they suffer from:
Correct answer: C. Testicular feminization syndrome
- A. Down's syndrome
- B. Turner's syndrome
- C. Testicular feminization syndrome
- D. Klinefelter's syndrome
Explanation
Persons suffering from testicular feminization syndrome physically look female. They have breasts, female genitalia, a blind vagina but no uterus. Degenerated testis are also present in the abdomen. Such individuals are happily married as females but are sterile. It is an androgen insensitivity syndrome. Male sex hormone testosterone has no effect on them.
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