Gonochorism

Gonochorism
Gonochorism Gon`o*cho"rism, n. [Gr. ? 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. [1913 Webster]

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  • gonochorism — gonochorism. См. раздельнополость. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Gonochorism — In biology, gonochorism ( Greek offspring + disperse) or unisexualism describes sexually reproducing species in which there are at least two distinct sexes. The sex of an individual is most often genetically determined and does not usually change …   Wikipedia

  • gonochorism — those species with sexes separate, the male and female reproductive organs being in different individuals, as opposed to hermaphroditic, gynogenetic, and hybridogenetic …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • gonochorism — n. [Gr. gone, that which produces seed; chorismos, separation] The possession of functional gonads of one sex only (male or female); dioecious. gonochoristic adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • gonochorism — noun The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives …   Wiktionary

  • gonochorism — gon·och·o·rism (gon okґə riz əm) [gono 1 + Gr. chōrizein to separate] differentiation of the gonads with normal development of the reproductive organs appropriate to the sex; cf. hermaphroditism …   Medical dictionary

  • gonochorism — gon·o·cho·rism …   English syllables

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  • gonochorism, gonochorismus — Normal gonadal differentiation appropriate to the sex. [G. gone, seed, sex, + chorizo, to separate] …   Medical dictionary

  • раздельнополость — gonochorism гонохоризм, раздельнополость. Cистема строгой однополости организмов, т.е. каждая особь либо самец, либо самка (в ботанике Г. = двудомность). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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