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Tag Archives: sex determination
When the Genetics of Gonadal Differentiation & Development Don’t Go According to Plan – Part 3 of Where Do Ovaries (and Testes) Come From?
In the previous post, we talked about the genes that drive sex differentiation of the bi-potential embryonic gonad. I only mentioned a relatively small number of genes, but they control the events at or near the beginning of the signaling … Continue reading
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Tagged DSD, genetics of sex determination, gonads, intersex, ovary, sex determination, sry, testis
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The Genetics Behind Sex Determination and Differentiation – Part 2 of Where Do Ovaries (and Testes) Come From?
I began this series of posts as a background with the goal of discussing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in trans men. I thought that in order to understand what happens when things go wrong in ovarian function, we first need to … Continue reading
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Tagged bipotential gonad, embryonic gonad, fgf9, foxl2, genetics of sex determination, ovary, pgd2, primordial germ cells, rspo1, sex determination, sex differentiation, sox9, sry, stra8, testis
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