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Gonads

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Gonads
Glands that make sex hormones and reproductive cells-testes in the male, ovaries in the female.
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In most pearl oyster species, the method for inducing pearl formation is related to their reproductive status, so that pearl beds are usually seeded when the gonads are empty (Haws 2002, Taylor & Strack 2008).
Annual reproductive effort of Pacific winged pearl oyster Pteria ... by Caceres-Puig, Jorge I.; Caceres-Martinez, Carlos; Saucedo, Pedro E. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Tomorrow original punk rockers THE GONADS are live at the Studio in Hartlepool.
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Gonads were removed and fixed in 10% buffered formaldehyde.
Spawning season, maturity sizes, and fecundity in blacktail comber ... by Garcia-Diaz, Mercedes; Gonzalez, Jose A.; Lorente, Maria J.; Tuset, Victor M. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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