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The anomalous appearance of male sexual characters in female fowls

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    One case of probable sex-reversal in the female fowl is described.

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    One laying hen with male plumage and head-furnishings is described. There was no testis tissue present in it.

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    Three other birds with the head-furnishings of the male, but with hen-feathering, are described, though in none of them was any testis present.

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  1. A. S. Parkes
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  2. F. W. Rogers Brambell
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From the Depts. of Physiology and Biochemistry, and the Dept. of Embryology and Histology, University College, London. One of the birds described (T.1) was purchased out of a grant from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (A. S. P.). The remaining birds were purchased and maintained and all the histological expenses were met by a Grant from the Government Grants Committee of the Royal Society (to F. W. R. B.).

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Parkes, A.S., Brambell, F.W.R. The anomalous appearance of male sexual characters in female fowls. Journ. of Gen. 17, 69–76 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02983307

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