Sequential hermaphroditism
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sequential-hermaphroditism-204-1993518
title:
Sequential hermaphroditism
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Sequential hermaphroditism is one of the two types of hermaphroditism, the other type being simultaneous hermaphroditism. It occurs when the organism's sex changes at some point in its life. A sequential hermaphrodite produces eggs and sperm at different stages in life. Sequential hermaphroditism occurs in many fish, gastropods, and plants. Species that can undergo these changes do so as a normal event within their reproductive cycle, usually cued by either social structure or the achievement of
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Sex change as part of the normal life cycle of a species
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequential_hermaphroditism
date created:
2005-03-27T20:33:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:17:07Z
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