Phenomena and Processes

Sex Characteristics

Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.

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Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.

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5 entry terms
  • Gender Characteristics
  • Characteristic, Gender
  • Characteristic, Sex
  • Gender Characteristic
  • Sex Characteristic

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Indexing Annotation

note SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; and SEX FACTORS are also available

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  1. G08.686.815w

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QT 106

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sex Characteristics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012727. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012727
  2. Sex Characteristics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_characteristics
  3. Sex Characteristics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1517875