Freemartinism

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002677",
  "term": "Freemartinism",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A condition occurring in the female offspring of dizygotic twins in a mixed-sex pregnancy, usually in cattle. Freemartinism can occur in other mammals. When placental fusion between the male and the female fetuses permits the exchange of fetal cells and fetal hormones, testicular hormones from the male fetus can androgenize the female fetus producing a sterile XX/XY chimeric \"female\"(chimerism).",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "sex differentiation disorders",
    "cattle diseases",
    "sexual development",
    "twins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "freemartin"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/freemartinism/"
}