FIGURE 5. Genetic and hormonal factors acting on the differentiation of the gonads, internal sex organs and external genitalia in female and male fetuses. Development of male sex structures is dependent on the presence of the antimüllerian hormone, the secretion of testosterone and its conversion to 5a-dihydrotestosterone. Source: Sizonenko (50).

 
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