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单词 sex factor
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Definition of sex factor in English:

sex factor

noun ˈsɛks ˌfaktə
  • 1The influence of sex on a decision, action, or outcome; sex as a component or property of something.

  • 2Biology. 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.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Psychology. From sex + factor.

 
 

Definition of sex factor in US English:

sex factor

nounˈsɛks ˌfaktə
  • 1The influence of sex on a decision, action, or outcome; sex as a component or property of something.

  • 2Biology. 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.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Psychology. From sex + factor.

 
 
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