Somatic and germinal chimerism after the intracoelomic graft of quail splanchnic mesoderm to chick embryos]

The splanchnic mesoderm of the genital area can develop in coelomic graftings as soon as it is colonized by the primordial germ cells (stage 15 of H. and H.). Heterospecific associations between Chick and Quail embryos lead to the differentiation of gonads showing more or less pronounced somatic and germinal chimerisms.