Cytogenetical and histopathologic study of two cases of polled goats.
Two young intersexed polled goats, with ambiguous outside male genital apparatus and marked hypospadias, were studied at cytogenetical and anatomo-histopathological level. One subject presented a female karyotype (60,XX) whilst the other had a 60,XX/60,XY chimerism, with 5% of 60,XY lymphocytes. The anatomo-histopathologic study of the chimeric subject revealed very small testicles, epididymis ecstasy and atrophic part in the testicular parenchyma.
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Andrology Laboratory, Consorzio Provinciale Fecondazione Artificiale, Bergamo/Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D002678:Chimera; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004822:Epididymis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology