Problem: What differentiates a true hermaphrodite from a pseudohermaphrodite? Please explain one mechanism whereby someone can become a true hermaphrodite.

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True Hermaphrodite are individuals that possess both types of sex organs and both of the gonads while the pseudohermaphrodite are individuals that possess external genitalia of one sex but the internal sex organs of the other. 

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What differentiates a true hermaphrodite from a pseudohermaphrodite? Please explain one mechanism whereby someone can become a true hermaphrodite.

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