Reproductive Pathology Lecture 1 Flashcards
what are the 3 stages of sexual development
- Chromosomal sex
- Gonadal sex
- Phenotypic sex
You chromosomal sex determines ___
Male vs female
Your gonadal sex determines ____
Ovaries vs testes
You phenotypic sex determines ___
Secondary sex characteristics
What gene determines if you form testes
SRY
What signal forms the wollfian ducts
Androgens
What hormone gets rid of Müllerian ducts in males
Anti-mullerian hormone
What is XXY (Klinefelter syndrome)
Phenotypic males sterile due to failure of spermatogenesis
What is X (turner syndrome)
Phenotypic females and some with small stature
What is XXX
Phenotypic females, most present with abnormal estrous cycles or an estrus
What is the most common chromosomal abnormality in animals
Chimerism/mosaicism
What is a chimera
Single organism composed of cells with 2 or more distinct genotypes. Individuals are derived from multiple zygotes
What is an example of chimerism
Freemartinism
What is a mosaic
Single organism composed of cells with 2 or more distinct genotypes- individuals derived from a single zygote
How does freemartisim occur
Cow is pregnant with male and female twin with shared placental vascular anastomosis so female twin is exposed to androgens (testosterone) and Anti-Mullerian hormone
Based on how freemartism spreads/ occurs in female twin it is considered a ___chimera
Hematopoietic
T or F: a freemartin female is fertile
False
T or F: freemartin female twin is genetically female XX
True
How does the female genitalia of a freemartin female appear
Hypoplastic ovaries, rudimentary uterus, Hypoplastic vagina, vestibule, vulva, enlarged clitoris
What are some masculinized genitalia that can be see with a freemartin female
Masculinized gonads, seminal vesicles, large tufts of vulvar hair
Where is the gene for orange fur and black fur located for calico and tortoiseshell cats
X chromosome as different alleles
What are the chromosomal types for male calico or tortoiseshell cats
XY/XX chimeras, XY/XXY mosaics or XXY
T or F: male calicos or tortoiseshell cats often infertile
True
What is a pseudohermaphrodite
Only have one type of gonad (ovaries or testes) with some accessory sex organs of opposite sex
What is a true hermaphrodite
Tissue from both types of gonads and often ambiguous secondary sex characteristics
What is the chromosomal sex of a male pseudohermaphrodites
XY
Are male pseudohermaphrodites SRY positive or negative
Positive
What is the most common intersexuality condition
Male pseudohermaphrodites
What genitalia do male pseudohermaphrodites have
Testies with female phenotype- well developed uterus, cervix and vagina
Male pseudohermaphrodites usually lack ___receptors or low ___production
Androgen, androgen
What is the chromosomal sex for female pseudohermaphrodites
XX
Are female pseudohermaphrodites SRY positive or negative
Negative
What genitalia for female pseudohermaphoridtes have
Ovaries and male phenotype- internal and external genitalia appear masculine
Why does female pseudohermaphrodism occur
In utero exposure to androgens
What are the 3 different combinations of gonadal tissue present in true hermaphrodites
- One side ovotesties and other side normal ovary or testicle
- Both gonads ovotestes
- Ovary on one side and testicle on the other
The amount of ___tissue will determine how masculine or feminine the external genitalia will appear
Testicular tissue
True hermaphrodites often present with __external genitalia
Ambiguous
Cows and camels have ___canals per teat
2
ewes, and goats have ___canal per teat
1
Sows and mares have __ducts per teat
2-3