Gonadal sex determination

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Preferred term label

Gonadal sex determination

Synonyms

Primary sex determination
Sex determination of the gonads

Textual definition

The process by which the developing animal gonad commits to its sexual fate, that is, to differentiate into an ovary that produces larger gametes (macrogametes/ova/eggs), a testis that produces smaller gametes (microgametes/sperm), or an ovotestis that produces both gametes simultaneously or alternatingly. Cnidarian and Porifera animals are hermaphrodites but lack gonads, and instead, produce both gametes in a loose aggregation.

Suggested parent term

Biological process
Reproductive process

Attribution

0000-0003-1148-631X

Additional context

WORK IN PROGRESS, WILL EDIT

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[ValenzuelaLab]

Should we move the sentence " Cnidarian and Porifera animals are hermaphrodites but lack gonads, and instead, produce both gametes in a loose aggregation." to the Additional context field, edited as "Some animals, such as Cnidarian and Porifera, are hermaphrodites but lack gonads, and instead, produce both gametes in a loose aggregation"? I couldn't edit my entry above, not sure how to do that. Please advise.