Organism Attribute
sex
sex [ seks ]
Subclass of:
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Definitions related to sex:
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Phenotypic expression of chromosomal makeup that defines a study subject as male, female, or other. Compare to gender.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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The assemblage of physical properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from female; the physical difference between male and female; the distinguishing peculiarity of male or female.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The totality of characteristics of reproductive structure, functions, PHENOTYPE, and GENOTYPE, differentiating the MALE from the FEMALE organism.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Totality of characteristics of reproductive structure, functions, phenotype, and genotype, differentiating the male from the female organism; do not confuse with the act of sex, which is indexed with SEX BEHAVIOR.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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