(‘sexual dimorphism’ is the condition where the 2 sexes of the same ‘species’ exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their ‘sexual organs’)
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(the condition occurs in many ‘animals’ + some ‘plants’)
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(differences may include…)
‘secondary sex characteristics’
‘size’
‘weight’
‘color’
‘markings’
(also –> may include ‘behavioral’ + ‘cognitive’ differences)
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(these differences may be ‘subtle’ or ‘exaggerated’)
(they may be subjected to ‘sexual selection’)
“the great mating game!”
(that’s what we’re here for!!!)
play the great game!
shoot + score!
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(the opposite of ‘di-morphism’ is monomorphism)
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*binary”
(as opposed to ‘spectral’)
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“GENDER”
“which ‘sex’ are you?”
are there more than 2?
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(‘organisms’ of many ‘species’ are specialized into ‘male’ + ‘female’ varieties, each known as a sex, with some falling in between being ‘intersex’)
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(‘sexual reproduction’ involves the ‘combining’ + ‘mixing’ of ‘genetic traits’)
(specialized cells known as ‘gametes’ combine to form ‘offspring’ that inherit ‘traits’ from each ‘parent’)
(“gametes’ can be identical in ‘form’ + ‘function’ (known as ‘isogamy’), but in many cases an ‘asymmetry’ has evolved such that 2 ‘sex-specific types’ of ‘gametes’ (‘heterogametes’) exist (known as ‘anisogamy’))
(among ‘humans’ + other ‘mammals’, ‘males’ typically carry ‘XY chromosomes’, whereas ‘females’ typically carry ‘XX chromosomes’, which are a part of the ‘XY sex-determination system’)
(other animals have a ‘sex-determination’ system as well, such as the ‘ZW sex-determination system’ in ‘birds’, and the ‘X0 sex-determination system’ in ‘insects’)
(the ‘gametes’ produced by an ‘organism’ are determined by its ‘sex’)
(males produce ‘male gametes’)
(‘spermatozoa’ (or ‘sperm’) in animals)
(‘pollen’ in plants)
(while ‘females’ produce ‘female gametes’ (‘ova’, or ‘egg cells’), individual organisms which produce both ‘male’ and ‘female’ gametes are termed ‘hermaphroditic’)
(frequently, physical differences are associated with the different ‘sexes’ of an organism; these ‘sexual dimorphisms’ can reflect the different ‘reproductive pressures’ the sexes experience)
(for instance, ‘mate choice’ + ‘sexual selection’ can ‘accelerate’ the ‘evolution’ of ‘physical differences’ between the ‘sexes’)
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