单词 | sex-determining |
释义 | > as lemmassex-determining sex-determining adj. Biology determining an individual's sex. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [adjective] > sex determination sex-determining1896 1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 269 In frogs, butterflies, etc. the sex determining power of the soma has been experimentally demonstrated. 1901 P. Geddes & J. A. Thomson Evol. Sex (ed. 2) 51 In regard to rotifers (Hydatina), Maupas maintains that temperature is the sex-determining factor. 1966 Lancet 24 Dec. 1397/1 This discrepancy between mammals and birds..might reflect different evolutionary origins of chromosomal sex-determining mechanisms in the two classes. 1998 Science 25 Sept. 1990/2 Generally, in mammals, maleness is determined by the presence of the Y-linked gene Sex-determining region Y (Sry). < as lemmas |
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