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Title: Do the penis and clitoris originate from the same "source" in embryonic development?
Post by: rnaworld2110 on Jun 22, 2013
Not sure how to clarify what I mean by source, but it seems like the clitoris of a woman on unnatural levels of testosterone eventually starts to look like a penis, and the hood starts to look like a foreskin.


Title: Do the penis and clitoris originate from the same "source" in embryonic development?
Post by: dattrussianki on Jun 22, 2013
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Title: Do the penis and clitoris originate from the same "source" in embryonic development?
Post by: darklingwolf on Jun 22, 2013
Yes. The term is homologous structures. They are homologues.