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| The word <i>sex</i> is also used to refer to [[sexual intercourse]], the physical acts related to sexual reproduction, but this article will discuss the concept of sex defined above. | The word <i>sex</i> is also used to refer to [[sexual intercourse]], the physical acts related to sexual reproduction, but this article will discuss the concept of sex defined above. | ||
| - | == Definitions == | ||
| - | # Either of two main divisions (either [[male]] or [[female]]) into which many [[organisms]] can be placed, according to [[reproductive]] function or [[organ]]s; [[gender]]. | ||
| - | #: ''What '''sex''' is that hamster?'' | ||
| - | #: ''The abnormality is found in both '''sexes'''.'' | ||
| - | # The distinguishing [[property]], [[quality]], or [[assemblage]] of properties by which organisms are classified as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions; the set of properties by which male is [[distinguish]]ed from female. | ||
| - | #: ''The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, '''sex''', and other factors.'' | ||
| - | #: ''The researchers divided the subjects by '''sex'''.'' | ||
| - | # [[sexual intercourse|Sexual intercourse]]; the act of [[sexual]] [[intercourse]]. | ||
| - | #: ''All you ever think about is '''sex'''.'' | ||
| - | #: ''We had '''sex''' in the back seat.'' | ||
| - | # [[genitalia|Genitalia]]; a [[penis]] or [[vagina]]. | ||
| - | # '''the sex'''. [[women|Women]]; [[womankind]]. Also, ''the fair sex'', ''the fairer sex'', ''the [[whimsical sex]]''. | ||
| - | #* '''1759''', [[Laurence Sterne]], ''[[The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman]]'' | ||
| - | #*: ...unless it was with his sister-in-law, my father's wife and my mother,—my uncle Toby scarce exchanged three words with '''the sex''' in as many years... | ||
| - | #* '''1913''', [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[The Adventure of the Dying Detective|''The Adventure of the Dying Detective'']], | ||
| - | #*: He disliked and distrusted '''the sex''', but he was always a chivalrous opponent. | ||
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Many species of living things are categorized into two or more forms called sexes that combine genetic material in order to reproduce. This is called sexual reproduction. Typically, a species will have two sexes: male and female . Fungi and some other organisms exist in more than two sexes, but still reproduce in pairs (any two differing sexes may reproduce). Some species, like earthworms or geckos, are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction. Some species are hermaphrodites containing both sexes in one body.
The word sex is also used to refer to sexual intercourse, the physical acts related to sexual reproduction, but this article will discuss the concept of sex defined above.
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