Look up: gonochorism

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   Gonochorism
   condition where the sex of an individual is sexually predetermined at birth or hatching and do not change sex.
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   Gonochorism
   Gon`o·cho'rism noun [ Greek ... offspring + ... to separate.] (a) Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism . (b) In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs. (c) In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless.
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   gonochorism
   Separation of the sexes in different individuals; opposed to hermaphroditism. ... In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs. ... In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless. ... Origin: Gr. Offspring + to separate. ... Source: Webst ...
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   Gonochorism
   In biology, `gonochorism` (`Greek` seed + disperse) describes a sexually reproducing species in which there are at least two distinct sexes. The sex of an individual is genetically determined and does not change throughout its lifetime. The vast majority of mammals, for example, are gonochorists. Gonochorism system stands in contrast to other reproductive strategies such as hermaphroditism. `Gonochoric` (or `gonochoristic`) species are sometim...
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   Gonochorism
   • (n.) In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs. • (n.) In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless. • (n.) Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism.Gonochorism: words in th...
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   gonochorism
   gonochorism Differentiation of the gonads with normal development of the reproductive organs appropriate to the sex; the opposite of hermaphroditism.
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   gonochorism
   Normal gonadal differentiation appropriate to the sex. [G. gon, seed, sex, + chriz, to separate]
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