HERMAPHRODITISM IN ECHINOIDS

Hermaphroditism

Child with True Hermaphroditism

True hermaphrodites possess both ovarian and testicular tissues which may be present in separate gonads or combined in an ovotestis. External and internal genitalia are ambiguous and variable, though a prominent penial structure is usual. Chromosome examination of true hermaphroditism has revealed an XX sex chromosome complement in the majority of cases, but the XY complement and different mosa...

True Hermaphroditism in Chimaeric Mice.

Hermaphroditism: an obsolete diagnosis?

Our aim was to assess to what extent the traditional term ‘hermaphrodite’ is still in use to describe ‘disorders of sex development’ (DSD) as per the terminology recommended by the 2006 Chicago Consensus Statement. For this purpose we systematically searched Pubmed and Scopus using the keywords hermaphroditism, hermaphrodite, pseudohermaphrodite, pseudohermaphroditism and intersex in the title ...

HEEMAPHRODITISM IN MOLLUSOA. Hermaphroditism in Mollusca

I. HEBMAPHKODIIISM IN MOLLUSCA. 1. Amphineura. 2. Gastropoda. 3. Lamellibranchia. II. PHYLOGENETIC EVOLUTION OJ? THE HEKM APHRODITE GLAND IN MOLLUSCA. 1. Gland with hermaphrodite acini. 2. Gland witli separate male and female acini. 3. Gland with separate male and female regions. 4. Separate male and female glands in the same individual. III. PHYSIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF HEHMAPHHODITISM IN THE MO...