Evolutionary dampening of Wnt signaling may contribute to naturally ascrotal testes in mammals: Dampened Wnt pathway under ascrotal testes.

The testicular descent leading to the exteriorization of male gonads is a complex sexual dimorphic process observed in numerous mammals, whereas some species, such as elephants and cetaceans, retain the lifelong ascrotal testes. Despite the implicati…

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