testes determining factor (TDF)

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• Testis determining factor — (TDF) is a general term for the gene (or product thereof) that results in maleness in humans and some other species. Certain genes cause chemical reactions that result in the development of testes. Embryos are gonadally identical, regardless of… …   Wikipedia

• factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that …   Medical dictionary

• Железы и поведение (glands and behavior) — Железы можно разделить на два класса: экзокринные (внешней секреции) и эндокринные (внутренней секреции). Экзокринные железы имеют протоки. Их продукты выполняют свои функции в окрестностях выделяющей секрет железы, но вне тканей тела, хотя это… …   Психологическая энциклопедия

• XY sex-determination system — Drosophila sex chromosomes The XY sex determination system is the sex determination system found in humans, most other mammals, some insects (Drosophila) and some plants (Ginkgo). In this system, females have two of the same kind of sex… …   Wikipedia

• Sex determination and differentiation (human) — Human sex determination refers to the processes by which an individual becomes either a male or female during development.The Jost ParadigmUnder typical circumstances, the sex of an individual will be determined and expressed through the… …   Wikipedia