XY individuals with total androgen insensitivity syndrome
A) do not secrete testosterone.
B) secrete testosterone but the testosterone is ineffective.
C) have mutated testosterone receptors in their cells.
D) secrete more estrogen than testosterone.
E) have normal male genitalia.

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XY individuals with total androgen insensitivity syndrome have mutated testosterone receptors in their cells, which means that testosterone cannot bind to these receptors and exert its effects. As a result, these individuals develop female genitalia and secondary sexual characteristics, despite having XY chromosomes.

XY Individuals with Total Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome