genital ridge
Americannoun
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The wandering cells are caught up in the embryo’s initial folds into three layers, then, following signals sent out by nearby cells, migrate to a structure called the genital ridge, which becomes the testes.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 3, 2012
The genital ridge runs along the inner edge of the mesonephros, with which the testicular tubules become connected.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
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