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How would a human embryo develop if they had both complete androgen intensitivity and the much rarer complete estrogen insensitivity at the same time? Would they even be able to develop?

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Why is it that endothermic animals like mammals die if their core temperature drops by even a few degrees, but ectothermic animals like reptiles can survive almost freezing?

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Why do warm-blooded animals die if their core temperature drops by even a few degrees, whereas cold-blooded animals just become more lethargic if the same happens to them?

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How would a human embryo develop if they had both complete androgen intensitivity and the much rarer complete estrogen insensitivity at the same time? Would they even be able to develop?	1
Why is it that endothermic animals like mammals die if their core temperature drops by even a few degrees, but ectothermic animals like reptiles can survive almost freezing?	1
Why do warm-blooded animals die if their core temperature drops by even a few degrees, whereas cold-blooded animals just become more lethargic if the same happens to them?	1