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A Woman Develops a Somatic Mutation That Prevents the Thecal

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A woman develops a somatic mutation that prevents the thecal cells in one of her ovaries from producing testosterone.The most likely result of this mutation is that the


A) granulosa cells in the affected ovary will cause multiple follicles to mature simultaneously.
B) follicles in the affected ovary will be incapable of maturing and releasing oocytes.
C) granulosa cells in the affected ovary will produce a greater amount of estrogen than normal.
D) woman will ovulate multiple eggs during each ovarian cycle.
E) woman will have only anovulatory (non-ovulatory) cycles and will therefore be infertile.

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