A genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others, is called:
A) adrenal adenoma.
B) adrenal insufficiency.
C) adrenocorticohyperplasia.
D) congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
E) panhyperpituitarism.

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A genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others, is called congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

A Genetic Disease in Which the Adrenal Gland Is Overdeveloped