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If a banana slug has lost its male sexual organ, it can still mate as a female, making hermaphroditism a valuable adaptation. [22] The species of colourful sea slugs Goniobranchus reticulatus is hermaphroditic, with both male and female organs active at the same time during copulation. After mating, the external portion of the penis detaches ...
Intersex individuals in a number of gonochoric species, who express both female and male phenotypic characters to some degree, [189] are known to exist at very low prevalences. Although "hermaphrodite" and "intersex" have been used synonymously in humans, [ 190 ] [ pages needed ] a hermaphrodite is specifically an individual capable of ...
These are known as intersex people, or those who are born with congenital variations that complicate assigning their sex at birth, as they do not correspond entirely to the male or female sexes. A subsection of intersex people, those who have fully developed sexual organs of both sexes, are called hermaphrodites, [ 2 ] though the term is ...
This list of related male and female reproductive organs shows how the male and female reproductive organs and the development of the reproductive system are related, sharing a common developmental path. This makes them biological homologues. These organs differentiate into the respective sex organs in males and females.
The sex of the individual is unknown. They may be male or may be female, but their true identity remains in doubt. They are their own sex, a category unto themselves completely separate from the male and female sexes. They are both male and female, that is, they exist simultaneously as a member of both sexes. They are considered male.
In the Tantric sect of Hinduism, there is a belief that all individuals possess both male and female components. This belief can be seen explicitly in the Tantric concept of a Supreme Being with both male and female sex organs, which constitutes "one complete sex" and the ideal physical form. [11] [page needed]
In invertebrates and plants, hermaphrodites (which have both male and female reproductive organs either at the same time or during their life cycle) are common, and in many cases, the norm. In other varieties of multicellular life (e.g. the fungi division, Basidiomycota ), sexual characteristics can be much more complex, and may involve many ...
The male reproductive system contains two main divisions: the testicles where sperm are produced, and the penis where semen is ejaculated through the urethra. In humans, both of these organs are outside the abdominal cavity. Having the testicles outside the abdomen facilitates temperature regulation of the sperm, which require specific ...