About Translations. The male and female reproductive systems develop initially "indifferently", it is the product of the Y chromosome SRY gene that makes the "difference". The paired mesonephric ducts Wolffian ducts contributes the majority of male internal genital tract. There are also separate pages describing: Y Chromosome spermatozoa testis epididymis ductus deferens prostate penis Category:Male.
Caspar Friedrich Wolff was a German embryologist and anatomist best known today for identifying the Wolffian duct mesonephric duct ; ductus deferens , epididymis , Wolffian body mesonephros and Wolffian cyst mesonephric origin uterine broad ligament cyst that bear his name.
Thought also to be a founder of the germ layer theory. His doctorate dissertation Theoria generationis discarded the developmental theory of preformation. Later in his career, his teaching in Berlin was opposed by the professors of the Medical-Surgical College, who had guild privileges to teach medicine.
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See also the Discussion Page for other references listed by year and References on this current page. The 2nd and 3rd stages dependent on endocrine gonad. Reproductive development has a long maturation timecourse, begining in the embryo and finishing in puberty.
