单词 | sex factor |
释义 | sex factor/ˈsɛks ˌfaktə/noun 1The influence of sex on a decision, action, or outcome; sex as a component or property of something. 2 Biology. A substance responsible for sex determination or sexual differentiation; specifically a gene or group of genes responsible for sex determination or for the sex-limitation of other genes; (in bacteria) a gene or group of genes (located on either a chromosome or a plasmid) which can promote the transfer of genetic material from a (‘male’) bacterium in which it is present to another (‘female’) in which recombination then takes place. OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Psychology. From sex + factor. |
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