rete testis

anatomy

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animal reproduction

  • sexual reproduction and parthenogenesis compared
    In animal reproductive system: Testes

    …system of collecting tubules, the rete testis. Such an arrangement is characteristic of frogs. In certain amniotes—the rat, for example—the tubules may be open ended, running a zigzag course from the rete to the periphery and back again. The average length of such tubules is 30 centimetres (12 inches), and…

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