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Histological and genetic characterization of true hermaphroditism in Korean pigs.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Feb 2013
Lee Dong-Soo, Lee Ji Hye, Park Jie Yeun, Lee Seung Jun, Kim Keun Jung, Kim Eun Young, Son Hwa-Young, Sohn Sea Hwan, Woo Jae Suk, Kim Min Kyu
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True hermaphrodites are animals of equivocal sex in which both male and female gonads develop simultaneously in the same individual. The frequency of true hermaphroditism is relatively higher in pigs than in other domestic animals. Two Korean pigs were diagnosed with true hermaphroditism showing...
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