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To Understand How, We Need A Lesson On Human Sex Differentiation

To Understand How, We Need A Lesson On Human Sex Differentiation

  1. Humans have an XY sex-determination system.
  2. The Y chromosome carries the SRY gene (also known as TDF) which determines testicular formation.
  3. The testes formed in the presence of the SRY gene secretes hormones (dihydro-testosterone).
  4. Hormonal changes induce development of external & internal sex organs (penis, scrotum & wolffian ducts).
  5. The absence of SRY gene leads to the development of different internal and external organs (vulva, uterus, fallopian tubes).

This process of sex organ development through chromosomal & hormonal mechanisms is known as sex differentiation.

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