Everything you always wanted to know about sexes

PLoS Biol. 2004 Jun;2(6):e183. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020183. Epub 2004 Jun 15.

Abstract

What defines a sex? Although we tend to think there are only two - males and females - there are many different ways to mix and match the attributes of sexes

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ants / physiology
  • Disorders of Sex Development
  • Genes, Fungal / genetics
  • Germ Cells / cytology
  • Reproduction / genetics
  • Reproduction / physiology*
  • Sex Characteristics*
  • Sex Determination Processes
  • Sex*
  • Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology*
  • Yeasts / physiology