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Ovaries reveal their inner testes

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Knocking out a single gene transforms gonads in mice.

Inside every ovary lurks a testicle just waiting to develop. So says a study in mice that further overturns traditional views of sexual development — and reveals that females must constantly suppress their masculine side.

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Borrell, B. Ovaries reveal their inner testes. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.1135

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