hermaphroditism
gyny=female; clownfish protandry: female largest, breeding male next.
Bluehead wrasseHermaphrodite flatworms mating (penis fencing)
Hermaphrodite leopard slugs mating in midair
sex-determination
XYY normal! Men have nipples? On autosome, sweat/sebaceous glands. X and Y HOMOLOGOUS
-> cross-over & recombine. How many copies of a gene? 4. Meiosis, crossing over, and the SRY gene: XX males and XY females (HHMI)
Everything You Never Knew About Sex 10:50 "Why do men have nipples?"
Birds ZW chromosomes.
ectotherm
Our ancestors are fish:
Sperm need to SWIM; plants pollen tube!
Embryo in WATER!
Life in Cold Blood 37:45-41:25 Marsupial Frog. Most fish spawn without touching!
Sponges spawn without mating rituals
Male Alpine Newt courts female with sperm packet (6:00)
Surinam toad exhibits maternal care
Tettigoniidae ~ Katydids: females eat spermatophore
homeothermBBC-Galapagos/#2:07:45
storm-petrel; Blue-footed Booby ritual; Nazca sibling rivalry; 40:20 Waved Albatross mating
Great Zebra Exodus: parental care of young
bird_organs
guano=uric acid. Turkeys have phallus
sperm
Centrioles form spindle for 1st zygote division.
male_organsLabeling exercise: epididymis left 2. Seminal vesicles 60% of semen, RECTUM prostate into urethra, bulbourethral clear mucus: neutralize acidic urine.
Vas deferens starts inside like other vertebrates; mammals descend and drag vas deferens (10") down.
PSA test: Specific Antigens for cancer - not recommend
spermatogenesis
Sertoli: hormones.
Germinal called germ-line in ch09.
female_organs
Clitoris above urethra, homologous to penis. FSH/LH -> follicle -> corpus luteum
oogenesis
2M primary oocytes prophase I @ birth.
300-400 ovulated/life; Corpus luteum secretes progesterone.
Calico cat and X inactivation: random deactivation of an X chromosome Calico=halloween orange/black/white can be XXY
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7epost
1=F copulation=internal
2=several hundred million sperm
3=two million, four hundred (12/year * 30+ years)