Sex Differentiation in Humans

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What is the characteristic of gonads that allows them to differentiate into male or female reproductive structures?

  • They are only capable of developing into male reproductive structures
  • They initially have the capacity to generate both male and female reproductive structures (correct)
  • They are influenced by the paramesonephric duct
  • They are determined by the presence of Sox9 protein

What stimulates the differentiation of somatic supporting cells into Sertoli cells?

  • Sox9 protein
  • The presence of follicle or granulosa cells
  • Expression of SRY protein from the Y chromosome (correct)
  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone

What is the result of Sertoli cells producing anti-Mullerian Hormone?

  • The formation of ovarian follicles
  • The degeneration of the paramesonephric duct (correct)
  • The development of Sox9 protein
  • The differentiation of gonads into male reproductive structures

In the absence of SRY protein, what type of cells do somatic supporting cells differentiate into?

<p>Follicle or granulosa cells (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate fate of the gonad in the absence of SRY protein?

<p>It takes on an ovarian fate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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