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A Hermaphrodite has both male and female genetalia as
well as an ovary and testies.
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| Very few "true hermaphrodites" exist Only about 300 have been described over the past 200 years. | ||
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Most hermaphrodites are just structural and are due to
mistakes in the development of the male/femals genetalia.
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True Hermaphrodites are probably due to a merging of two
fertilized eggs, where one was a female and one was a male. It is the
opposit of the production of twins.
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Interesting animal biology
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