2.1.2 Gonadal Sex Determination
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2.1.2 Gonadal Sex Determination
| Title: | 2.1.2 Gonadal Sex Determination |
| Author: | La Barbera, Andrew R.; Marsh, Karen; Bruce, Brendan |
| Description: |
GOAL: To describe the control of sexual differentiation and describe the consequences of defective regulatory mechanisms. 2.1 Objective: To describe the genetic and hormonal factors controlling differentiation of the gonads, reproductive tract and external genitalia. 2.1.2 Gonadal Sex Determination (Interactive Diagram) -What is the critical "switch" gene for sexual differentiation and where is it normally located? -What are the anatomical precursors of the gonads? -What is the role of the Y-chromosome in determining gonadal sex? -What is the sequence of molecular events that determines whether the paired bipotential gonads differentiate into either ovaries or testes? |
| Bookmark: | http://hdl.handle.net/2374.UC/157 |
| Date: | 2008-08-15 |
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