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gonad
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A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland and sex organ that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism. Female reproductive cells are egg cells, and male reproductive cells are sperm. The male gonad, the testicle, produces sperm in the form of spermatozoa. The female gonad, the ovary, produces egg cells. Both of these gametes are haploid cells. Some hermaphroditic animals (and some humanssee Ovotesticular syndrome) have a type of gonad called an ovotestis.
A gonad is a reproductive gland that produces both the sex cells (sperm in males, eggs in females) and the hormones needed for reproduction. Gonads matter because they are essential for creating the cells necessary for reproduction and for producing the hormones that regulate sexual development and function.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Gonad
- Anatomy.Image
- Ovaries of Cyprinus carpio.png
- Anatomy.Caption
- A pair of ovaries of Cyprinus carpio (common carp) placed in dissecting dish
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Research
239,200 papers- Gonad differentiation toward ovary.Annales d'endocrinologie · 2020
- Characterizing the bipotential mammalian gonad.Current topics in developmental biology · 2019
- Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-based morphogenesis of dorsal mesentery and gonad.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2019
- Sex differences in health and aging: a dialog between the brain and gonad?GeroScience · 2019
- Revisiting the specific and potentially independent role of the gonad in hormone regulation and reproductive behavior.The Journal of experimental biology · 2024
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- Evolution
- Regulation
- Development
- Disease
- Aging
- Ovarian aging
- Testicular aging
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A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland and sex organ that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism. Female reproductive cells are egg cells, and male reproductive cells are sperm. The male gonad, the testicle, produces sperm in the form of spermatozoa. The female gonad, the ovary, produces egg cells. Both of these gametes are haploid cells. Some hermaphroditic animals (and some humanssee Ovotesticular syndrome) have a type of gonad called an ovotestis.
== Evolution ==