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Explore the genetic and hormonal mechanisms shaping human sexual development, from initial sex determination to differentiation of male and female reproductive structures. Learn about the role of key genes like SRY and TDF, and the interplay of hormonal pathways in forming testes and ovaries.
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Y X X XX XY Genetic sex
Y X XO XY Genetic sex
SRY no SRY Indifferent gonad TDF no TDF Ovary Testis Gonadal sex
No Y sperm Y sperm XX XY SRY No SRY TDF No TDF testis ovary MullerianDucts Wolffian Ducts
Oviduct, uterus degenerates Vas deferens degenerates Mullerian ducts Wolffian ducts
Y sperm No Y sperm XX XY SRY No SRY TDF No TDF testis ovary MullerianDucts oviduct Wolffian Ducts v. def
Oviduct, uterus Vas deferens Testis Mullerian ducts MIH Wolffian ducts T
Y sperm No Y sperm XX XY SRY No SRY TDF No TDF testis T ovary No T No MIH MIH MullerianDucts oviduct T Wolffian Ducts v. def
Undifferentiated genitals Clitoris Vagina Penis Scrotum
+ ovary genitals genitals + testis Normally: testis causes dev male genitals ovary causes dev female genitals
+ ovary genitals genitals genitals + testis genitals
Testis Undifferentiated genitals Clitoris Vagina Penis Scrotum
X sperm Y sperm XX XY SRY TDF testis T ovary MIH MullerianDucts oviduct T Wolffian Ducts v. def penis vagina
Y sperm No Y sperm XX XY SRY No SRY TDF No TDF testis T ovary No T No MIH MIH MullerianDucts oviduct T Wolffian Ducts v. def penis vagina
X sperm Y sperm XX XY SRY TDF testis T ovary MIH MullerianDucts oviduct T Wolffian Ducts v. def DHT penis vagina
XY testis T MullerianDucts Wolffian Ducts vagina
Y sperm Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome XY SRY TDF testis T Testicular Feminization MIH MullerianDucts T Wolffian Ducts DHT vagina