sex-limited — Occurring in one sex only. See sex limited inheritance. * * * sex lim·it·ed seks .lim ət əd adj expressed in the phenotype of only one sex <a sex limited character> * * * adj. describing characteristics that are expressed differently in the … Medical dictionary
sex-limited — adj. describing characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes but are controlled by genes not on the sex chromosomes, e.g. baldness in men … The new mediacal dictionary
sex chromosome — n a chromosome (as the X chromosome or the Y chromosome in humans) of a sexually reproducing eukaryotic organism that is directly concerned with the inheritance of sex, that contains the genes governing the inheritance of various sex linked and… … Medical dictionary
sex-influenced — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : acting or occurring as a dominant in one sex and a recessive in the other sex influenced genes compare sex limited, sex linked … Useful english dictionary
Sex allocation — is the allocation of resources to male versus female reproduction in sexual species (Charnov 1982). Sex allocation depends upon the breeding system of a species, as well as how reproduction is carried out within each breeding system. Breeding… … Wikipedia
Sex-selective abortion — is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the baby. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children,[1] especially in parts of People… … Wikipedia
sex — /seks/, n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions. 2. the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the male and female are distinguished, or the… … Universalium
sex chromosome — Genetics. a chromosome, differing in shape or function from other chromosomes, that determines the sex of an individual. [1910 15] * * * Either of a pair of chromosomes that determine whether an individual is male or female. The sex chromosomes… … Universalium
Gender — This article is about the distinction between male and female entities and concepts. For other uses, see Gender (disambiguation). Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men … Wikipedia
Sexual dimorphism — Female (left) and male Common Pheasant, illustrating the dramatic difference in both color and size between sexes Sexual dimorphism is a phenotypic difference between males and females of the same species. Examples of such differences include… … Wikipedia
