Development of the gonads in the triploid (ZZW and ZZZ) fowl, Gallus domesticus, and comparison with normal diploid males (ZZ) and females (ZW).

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Development of the gonads in the triploid (ZZW and ZZZ) fowl, Gallus domesticus, and comparison with normal diploid males (ZZ) and females (ZW).

Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 Jan 1995

Lin M, Thorne M H, Martin I C, Sheldon B L, Jones R C

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Gonadal development in fowls aged from 1 day to more than 4.5 years was studied in 63 ZZW and 16 ZZZ triploid crossbreds and compared with normal diploid males (ZZ) and females (ZW). In the ZZW fowl, the right gonad developed into a testis (although this occurred earlier in the ZZ genotype), and...

Topics

Animals
Chickens
Coloring Agents
Diploidy
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
Female
Genotype
Hematoxylin
Histocytochemistry
Male
Ovary
Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction
Ploidies
Testis

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