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sex factor — A bacterial episome (e.g. the F plasmid in E. coli) that enables the cell to be a donor of genetic material. The sex factor may be propagated in the cytoplasm, or it may be integrated into the bacterial chromosome … Glossary of Biotechnology
Sex-selective abortion and infanticide — Sex selective abortion is the targeted abortion of a fetus based upon its sex. This is done after a determination is made (usually by ultrasound but also rarely by amniocentesis or another procedure) that the fetus is of an undesired sex. Sex… … Wikipedia
Sex-selective abortion — is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the baby. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children,[1] especially in parts of People… … Wikipedia
Sex allocation — is the allocation of resources to male versus female reproduction in sexual species (Charnov 1982). Sex allocation depends upon the breeding system of a species, as well as how reproduction is carried out within each breeding system. Breeding… … Wikipedia
Sex and intelligence — research investigates differences in the distributions of cognitive skills between men and women. This research employs experimental tests of cognitive ability, which take a variety of forms. Research focuses on differences in individual skills… … Wikipedia
Sex hormone-binding globulin — (SHBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to sex hormones, specifically testosterone and estradiol. Other steroid hormones such as progesterone, cortisol, and other corticosteroids are bound by transcortin. Transport of sex hormonesThese sex hormones… … Wikipedia
Sex and the City — Creado por Darren Star Reparto Sarah Jessica Parker Kristin Davis Cynthia Nixon Kim Cattrall País de origen … Wikipedia Español
factor — fac·tor n [Medieval Latin, doer, maker, agent, from Latin, maker, from facere to do, make] 1: one who acts or transacts business for another: as a: a commercial agent who buys or sells goods for others on commission b: one that lends money to… … Law dictionary
Sex and psychology — This article is about psychology and the male and female biological sexes. For information about human sexual perceptions, see Human sexuality. Research on sex and psychology investigates cognitive and behavioral differences between men and women … Wikipedia
Sex determination and differentiation (human) — Human sex determination refers to the processes by which an individual becomes either a male or female during development.The Jost ParadigmUnder typical circumstances, the sex of an individual will be determined and expressed through the… … Wikipedia
