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46,XY, geno male, pheno female, ques

Dr David E Barton dbarton at acer.gen.tcd.ie
Mon Oct 9 04:18:05 EST 1995


In article <457enq$q87 at newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
Monica039 <monica039 at aol.com> wrote:
>Hi-
>Extra credit - Is testicular feminization syndrome x-linked? All info
>seems to point to this but am not sure, would appreciate confirmation or
>denial. Thanks!

 Yes, it is also known as complete androgen insensitivity, and is due to 
 mutations in the androgen receptor gene on the X chromosome.





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