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The Genetic Sex of Two Intersexual Horses and Some Notes on the Karyotype of Normal Horses

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Two intersex horses were characterized externally by vulva and “enlarged clitoris-hypoplastic penis” and internally by uterus and testicles. Both had a normal female karyotype 64/XX. One of the horses whose body measurements were in accordance with mares of the same breed, showed a distinct stallion behaviour.

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Bornstein, S. The Genetic Sex of Two Intersexual Horses and Some Notes on the Karyotype of Normal Horses. Acta Vet Scand 8, 291–300 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547818

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