Male

Male

Belonging to the sex that can fertilise eggs and father young. A male animal, plant, flower, or flower part.

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male

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

The nuclear material of the head of the spermatozoon, after it has penetrated the ovum and acquired a pronuclear membrane.

male

Biology; Genetics

Belonging to the sex that can fertilize eggs and father young. A male animal, plant, flower, or flower part.

male

Construction; General

Any part, such as a bolt, designed to fit into another (female) part. External threads are male.

sneaky male

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small, non-dominant male fish which attempts to fertilize eggs by darting suddenly onto the nest site; also called "sneaker".

secondary male

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A male derived through sex change from a protogynous female in which there is a regression of the ovaries and a proliferation of testicular tissues.

characteristic

Biology; Genetics

Something in the appearance, activity, or behaviour of a living thing that is determined by the genes; a trait.

Crick

Biology; Genetics

British scientist who, with James Watson, explained the structure of DNA in 1953. He later discovered how DNA functions in the cell.

female

Biology; Genetics

Belonging to the sex that can produce eggs or give birth to young. Being a plant, flower, or flower part that can produce seeds.

ENCODE

Biology; Genetics

ENCODE is an acronym for Encyclopedia of DNA Elements. The ENCODE is a public research consortium launched by the US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). If was ...

sterile

Biology; Genetics

Not able to reproduce. A sterile animal cannot produce off-spring. Sterile plants do not produce seeds.

Stevens

Biology; Genetics

American scientist who proved that the sex of a living thing is determined by the sex chromosomes.

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