sexual characteristic


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Noun1.sexual characteristic - those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
primary sex character, primary sex characteristic, primary sexual characteristic - the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
secondary sex character, secondary sex characteristic, secondary sexual characteristic - the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
virilism - the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)
characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
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Secondary sexual characteristic is essential in broodstock management programme in order to develop viable and sustainable aquaculture production.
He had poor secondary sexual characteristic development with no pubic or axillary hair, mild gynaecomastia and a single small left testis.
Mann-Whitney U tests on Food consumption X Race for those girls who experience the presence of a secondary sexual characteristic, revealed significant differences between the consumption of Lipids U (n = 28) = 36, p = .04; and calcium, U (n = 28) = 36, p = .04; among HA (n = 7) versus AA girls (n = 21), ages 7-10 years, as a function of the presence (1 characteristic minimum) of secondary sexual characteristics.
A biologist could probably give you a much more detailed answer, but the short answer is simply a hormonal imbalance that allows a female deer to produce a secondary sexual characteristic of a male deer.
I have tried to demonstrate that in the Renaissance the beard was one of the primary ways in which masculinity was materialized and that it was therefore not simply a "secondary" sexual characteristic. The centrality of beards in early modern culture has been somewhat obscured for us by the comparatively limited investment in them within our own culture.
In addition, questions still surround the relative weight of each sexual characteristic in determining an individual's gender identity.
All but one of the 13 intersex individuals developed cuticular red patches, a male sexual characteristic (Thorne and Fielder, 1991), on the propodus.
Mean scores for male and female self-ratings on each of the six sexual characteristic subscales and on the three other measures are given in Table 1.
INTRODUCTION: Primary amenorrhea is defined as absence of menses at age 13 years when there is no visible secondary sexual characteristic development or age 15 years in the presence of normal secondary sexual characteristics.[1] Approximately 30% of patients with primary amenorrhea have an associated genetic abnormality.[2] Turner syndrome (45 X0) is the most common chromosomal abnormality causing gonadal failure and primary amenorrhea.[2, 3] The incidence of gonadal dysgenesis with Turner syndrome is 1:2000 whereas the occurrence of pure gonadal dysgenesis with 46 XX genotype is extremely rare.[1] Yet we came across four patients with gonadal dysgenesis within a short span of time, all from a single village.
Third, it is important to examine the extent to which marital and sexual satisfaction profiles and their symptom and sexual characteristic correlates are affected by gender and occupation.
Risa Hontiveros, Senate panel chair, said she seeks to shed light on the various questions on sexual orientations, sexual characteristics, gender identities, and expressions.
It causes the growth of the inner lining of uterus, secretion of cervix, development & growth of female sexual organs and maintains the sexual characteristics of females, such as hair growth of underarm and pubic area and countering of body and bone.