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OMIA:000564-9940 : Intersex in Ovis aries

In other species: cattle , dog , goat , horse , pig , water buffalo , argali , bighorn sheep , American mink , Western roe deer , raccoon dog , gray short-tailed opossum , domestic cat , tammar wallaby , llama

Categories: Reproductive system phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Cross-species summary: A mixture of male and female characteristics. Often due to an abnormality of the sex chromosomes.

References

Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.

1996 Smith, K.C., Long, S.E., Parkinson, T.J. :
A case of true hermaphroditism in a sheep Veterinary Record 138:497-498, 1996. Pubmed reference: 8736505 .
1992 Fayrerhosken, R.A., Huber, T.L., Miller, D.M., Thompson, F.N., Caudle, A.B. :
Infertility in a Ewe as a Result of Ovotestis Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 200:1528-1529, 1992. Pubmed reference: 1612995 .

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005