单词 | sex-reversing |
释义 | > as lemmassex-reversing sex-reversing adj. that reverses the sex of an animal or person; (also) that changes sex. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > reassignment of sex or gender transfeminated1646 sex-reversed1925 sex-reversing1926 1926 J. S. Huxley Ess. Pop. Sci. iv. 52 Some sexually abnormal human beings are the victims of this sex-reversing power. 1989 Evolution 43 1559/1 This lack of direct natural selection on the breeding sex ratio is perhaps nearly universal for typical dioecious species. Interestingly, this result is not true for sex-reversing organisms. 2002 New Scientist (Nexis) 24 Aug. 29 Sex-reversing mutations have spawned new species of cichlid fish in Lake Victoria. < as lemmas |
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