Gonad
A gonad is a gland that makes gametes and sex hormones. The male gonad is the testicle. Testicles make sperm cells. The female gonad is the ovary. Ovaries make egg cells.[1] Some animals have different gonads because they are hermaphroditic. They may have gonads such as the ovotestis. This is a gland that is similar to testicles and ovaries.[2][3]
References
- ↑ gonad (noun) American English definition and synonyms - Macmillan Dictionary. www.macmillandictionary.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ↑ ovo-testes (formerly called "true hermaphroditism"). Intersex Society of North America. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ↑ eMedicine - Ovotestis : Article by Gail F Whitman-Elia, MD. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
