Organism Function
sex differentiation
sex dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion [ seks dif-uh-ren-shee-ey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Sexual Development; Organogenesis
Definitions related to sex differentiation:
  • Differentiation of male and female tissues and organs during embryogenesis, but after sex determination.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The establishment of the sex of an organism by physical differentiation.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The process in developing sex- or gender-specific tissue, organ, or function after SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES have set the sex of the GONADS. Major areas of sex differentiation occur in the reproductive tract (GENITALIA) and the brain.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Sexual differentiation, in human embryology, the process by which the male and female sexual organs develop from neutral embryonic structures. The normal human fetus of either sex has the potential to develop either male or female organs, depending on genetic and hormonal influences. In humans...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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