Elimination of the male reproductive tract in the female embryo is promoted by COUP-TFII in mice

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The makings of the reproductive tract Every embryo, regardless of its sex, contains both male and female primitive reproductive tracts before sexual differentiation. To establish a sex-specific reproductive system, female embryos need to remove the components of male tracts. The general consensus contends that removal of the male tracts occurs by default, a passive outcome owing to a lack of testis-derived...

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