Reproduction Flashcards
Describe reproduction
How is sex determined
Describe X-chromosome inactivation
Explain abnormal sex chromosome distribution
Explain internal sex differentiation during development
Explain the sex determining region of the Y chromosome (SRY gene)
Explain external sex differentiation during development
Summarize sex differentiation
What is the importance of Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
What are the gamete differences from males and females
What is gametogenesis
Under control of hormones from brain and endocrine cells in the gonads
Explain female gametogensis
Polar bodies dont survive
-very small with very little cytoplasm and few organelles
Explain male gametogenesis
How does the brain direct reproduction
Describe the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
Describe the hypophyseal portal system
Explain the feedback effects of sex steroids on gonadotropin release
Describe GnRH release
