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Sex Determination and Differentiation – Where Do Ovaries (and Testes) Come From?
Well, it’s 2011. Know what that means? It means it’s time to get back to SCIENCE! (Yes, I know, that makes absolutely no sense, but let’s get back to science anyway, shall we?) This pomegranate is a...
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The Genetics Behind Sex Determination and Differentiation – Part 2 of Where...
Pomegranates as a metaphor for ovaries 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...
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When the Genetics of Gonadal Differentiation & Development Don’t Go According...
Map of the Humann Y-Chromosome 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,...
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The Human Ovary: Anatomy & Follicular Development
Time flies when you’re having fun. And commuting (which is not fun). Well, time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana… (By the way, that doesn’t look like a fruit fly on the right. To me,...
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The Human Ovary: Steroidogenesis & Ovulation
When we last considered the human ovary, we were discussing a bit of anatomy and a lot of folliculogenesis. We learned about the different steps and changes that ovarian follicles undergo as they...
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