Wolffian duct
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Without such sustentacular cell secretion, the Müllerian duct will develop; without testosterone, the Wolffian duct will degrade.
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Without these stimuli, the Müllerian duct will develop and the Wolffian duct will degrade, resulting in a female embryo.
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Testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.
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At the same time, testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.
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The Wolffian duct is the urogenital duct of the adult, and the Mullerian duct is entirely absorbed, or remains, more or less, in exceptional cases.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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