Turtle Gonads (IMAGE)
Caption
Viewed under the microscope, this image shows the immature sex organs of a developing turtle. Cells that will eventually give rise to either eggs or sperm are stained red. The center panel shows that silencing a key gene called Kdm6b transforms a turtle gonad that otherwise would have become a future testis (left) into a future ovary instead (right).
Credit
Images by Ge et al.
Usage Restrictions
None
License
Licensed content