You know how to tell a boy baby from a girl baby without having to look at their genitalia? |
Although the external genitalia of the freemartin may appear normal, the internal organs are abnormal in greater or lesser degrees. |
But, sometimes only the genitalia exhibit gynandromorphy, as is the case with this specimen. |
In utero, female fetuses exposed to excess androgens show masculinization and ambiguous genitalia at birth while male fetuses appear normal. |
After her death, an autopsy revealed she possessed male genitalia as well as female characteristics. |
Classification within the genus Italopodisma, based solely on subtle differences in the shape of the male genitalia, is known to be difficult. |