gonads

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Valenzuela's group is already at work on creating organoids from turtle gonads, to further investigate the underlying causes of sex determination.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

If this doesn't happen, the gonads default to become ovaries.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

Some even retain their stomach contents and gonads.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

As an infant, her gonads were removed, which she considers a castration.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Obviously, then, there is little basis for the hope or belief that the gonads of any organism are shielded from chemicals in the environment.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson