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===Gonadal differentiation===
===Gonadal differentiation===
*Determined by the presence of the SRY gene of the Y chromosome (sex determining region of the Y chromosome) which encodes “testicular determining factor” protein (TDF).
*Determined by the presence of the SRY gene of the Y chromosome (sex determining region of the Y chromosome) which encodes “testicular determining factor” protein (SRY protein).
*Lack of SRY gene (i.e. XX females) leads to ovarian differentiation.
*Lack of SRY gene (i.e. XX females) leads to ovarian differentiation.