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Sex Determination Interactive Component

Attempt the Quiz - Sex Determination

Here are a few simple Quiz questions that relate to Sex Determination from the lecture and practical. 1 Sex determination occurs initially through the SRY transcription factor acting on the:   primordial germ cells   anterior pituitary   testes support cells   ovary support cells   mesonephric duct cells 2 The cells in the adult male and female gonad forming from equivalent primordial cells in each sex are:   Sertoli cells and thecal cells   Leydig cells and interstitial cells   primordial germ cells and oocytes   thecal cells and interstitial cells   ductus deferens and mesonephric ducts 3 The genes for testes-determining factors are located on the:   short arm of the Y chromosome   long arm of the Y chromosome.   short arm of the X chromosome   long arm of the X chromosome   both the X and Y chromosomes contain these genes 4 The protein product of the gene SRY acts as a   growth factor   endocrine factor   receptor protein   transcription factor Practical 12: Sex Determination | Early Embryo | Late Embryo | Fetal | Postnatal | Abnormalities | 2011 Audio Additional Information: SRY | testis | sertoli cell