LEC 1 - Repro I: Males + Intersex Flashcards
What two things does an embryo have before it becomes a determined sex?
Gonadal ridge
– and –
Two duct system
What are the two ducts in an unsexed embryo?
Mesonephric/Wolffian
– and –
Paramesonephric/Mullerian
Which duct system is male?
Mesonephric/Wolffian
What are the three levels of differentiation?
Chromosomal
Gonadal
Phenotypic
What is the default sex?
Female
What occurs for a fetus to become a male?
SRY gene on Y chromosome
Makes testes via TDF
Testes secrete hormones to degrade Mullerian duct
What are the two hormones of a male?
Testosterone
– and –
MIS
Where does MIS come from?
Sertoli cells
Where does testosterone come from?
Interstitial cells
What does testosterone do?
Stabilize Wolf ducts
Term: Intersex
Any condition where one level of sexuality does not match the rest
Term: True Hermaphrodites
Gonads of both sex
Term: Pseudo Hermaphrodites
Gonads of one sex, opposite accessories
Term: Sex Reversal
Chromosomal sex does not match gonads
Term: Free martinism
Environmentally determined intersexuality
What animal is most commonly a true hermaphrodite?
Goats + Swine
What is a true hermaphrodite most often genetically?
Female
Where do you normally find the gonads of a true hermaphrodite?
Pelvic cavity
What two things can occur with the gonads of a true hermaphrodite?
One ovary + One Testes
– or –
Ovatestes
What part of an ovatestes is the ovary?
Cortex
What does an animal with two ovatestes look like anatomically?
hypoplastic uterus
Why does the animal with ovatestes have a hypoplastic uterus?
Not enough MIS secreted by the testicular tissue
What are most pseudohermaphrodites genetically?
Male
How does a male become a pseudoheraphrodite?
XY male’s mullerian ducts fail to regress
– or/and –
Androgen dependent structures fail to develope
How could a female become a pseudohermaphrodite?
XX female develop a male phenotype via a non-gonadal source
What are the two examples of sex reversal in animals?
Cocker spaniels
– and–
Polled goats
When do cocker spaniels have sex reversal?
Genetic females is carrying TDF on her X chromosome
What occurs in polled goats that causes them to have sex reversal?
Sex-linked trait is connected to the polled gene
What genetic goats tend to have sex reversal?
XX karyotype
Homozygous for polled male pseudohermaphrodite
What is dominant, polled or horns?
Polled
What occurs with females that are homozygotes for the polled gene?
Polled heads with sex reversal
How does freemartinism occur in twin cattle?
the male and female twin end up having a fusionof the chorioallantoic circulation
The male passes some of its MIS to the female twin
What characteristics are seen in a female that has undergone freemartinism?
Incomplete vaginal development
Prominent seminal vesicles
reduced uterus
Small gonads - Ovatestis
What are some common causes of testicular hypoplasia?
Abnormal germ cells
In utero infections/intoxications
Nutritional deficiencies
Chromoosomal aberrations
What are the positions that a crytorchid teste could be in/
Intra/extra abdominal
– and –
Uni/bilateral
What animals is crytorchism common in?
Pigs + Horses + Dogs
What is different about cryptorchidism in horses?
Dominant, heritable trait
What is bad about cryptorchidism?
Increased chance of primary neoplasm
What are the three most common things that occur in a retained teste?
Teratoma
Seminoma
Sertoli cell tumor
How are the possible causes of testicular degeneration?
Thermal
Age-associated
Sertoli cell tumors
Vascular