UN CASO DE HERMAFRODITISMO VERDADERO 78, XX EN UNA PERRA WEIMARANER

MARTÍN L ; QUERO AAM; FERRÉ D M; ALBARRACÍN L; HYNES V; LARRIPA IB; GORLA NBM

ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA

UNIV AUSTRAL CHILE

Lugar: Valdivia; Año: 2011 vol. 43 p. 299 - 302

0301-732X

XX true hermaphroditism was identified in a 14 months Weimaraner female with a 3 cm radiopaque ?os clítoris? analogue the male ?os penis?, shown as a reddish structure protruding from the vulva. Giemsa metaphases revealed a normal female 78, XX chromosomal complement. The in situ fluorescence hybridization confirmed the presence of two X chromosome centromeric zones in each analyzed cell. The bitch presented a normal estrous cycle follow by pregnancy and delivery. The hystopathological findings of the dog confirmed hermaphroditism with bilateral ovotestis.