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*  The tract is predominantly female, although there is often an enlarged clitoris and reduced vulval lips.
 
*  The tract is predominantly female, although there is often an enlarged clitoris and reduced vulval lips.
 
* Usually XX with H-Y antigen (protein normally coded for by Y chromosome).
 
* Usually XX with H-Y antigen (protein normally coded for by Y chromosome).
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== Pseudohermaphroditism ==
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* Gonads are of one sex and the ducts and external genitalia are modified towards, or are of, the opposite sex.
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** '''Male pseudohermaphrodite''': Testis-like gonads and predominantly female genitalia.
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*** Commonly found amongst pigs (and goats).
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*** Affected animals behave like males and may mount.
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*** There is a sub-anal genital opening with a prominent clitoris.
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*** Testes may be in a scrotal structure or intra abdominal.
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*** Poorly developed uterine horns which may contain mucus-like secretion.
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** '''Female pseudohermaphrodite''': Ovary-like gonads and male-like genitalia,rare.
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'''''Aetiology'''''
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* '''Genetic'''
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** In goats the characteristic is linked to a gene for polledness (dominant).
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** Chromosomal studies in pigs, goats and dogs (Cocker Spaniels) have shown that most pseudohermaphrodites are basically genetic female (XX sex reversal) despite the testis-like nature of their gonads.
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* '''XY gonadal dysgenesis (testicular feminisation syndrome)'''
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** Recognised in cattle and horses
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** Individuals are male pseudohermaphrodites with elevated testosterone levels.
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