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hermaphroditism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hermaphrodism |
| Type of | birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder |
hermaphroditism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | androgyny, bisexuality |
| Type of | gender, sex, sexuality |
Examples of hermaphroditism
hermaphroditism
Many studies have focused on the proximate causes of sequential hermaphroditism.
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Common model organisms for this type of sequential hermaphroditism are wrasses.
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The condition is thought to represent a transition between hermaphroditism and dioecy.
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Sequential hermaphroditism naturally occurs in various organisms from plants to fishes.
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Hermaphroditism is common in invertebrates but rare in vertebrates.
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Under what conditions are the various states of hermaphroditism or dioecy evolutionarily stable?
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With this prediction one would assume that hermaphroditism is very common, but this is not the case.
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About 1 in 10,000 females also have antlers, although this is usually associated with hermaphroditism.
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No wonder simultaneous hermaphroditism is the rare exception rather than the rule among vertebrates.
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- Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
- Androgyny: showing characteristics of both sexes
- (hermaphroditic) of or relating to monoclinous plants
- (hermaphroditic) of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
- (Hermaphrodites) Individuals who have both testes and ovaries.
- (hermaphrodites) Individuals whose reproductive structures are sufficiently ambiguous that it is difficult to define them exclusively as male or female.
- (Hermaphroditic) (Gr. Hermes = the messenger of the gods, symbol of the male sex + Aphrodite = the goddess of love, symbol of the female sex): refers to species in which both male and female sex organs are produced by each individual
- (Hermaphroditic) Also known as Genderless Connectors, which have simultaneous male and female aspects
- State of strobilar development characterized by the presence of both male and female reproductive organs in the same organism (not necessarily at the same time) Synonym: monoecy Antonym: gonochorism, dioecy
