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  2. Mating type - Wikipedia

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    Mating types are the microorganism equivalent to sex in higher organisms [1] and occur in isogamous species. [2] Depending on the group, different mating types are often referred to by numbers, letters, or simply "+" and "−" instead of "male" and "female", which refer to "sexes" or differences in size between gametes. [1]

  3. Mate choice in humans - Wikipedia

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    Mate expulsion and mate switching: Women may engage in a short-term mating arrangement in order to cause an end to a long-term relationship; in other words, to facilitate a break-up. Women may also use short-term mating if their current partner has depreciated in value, and they wish to 'trade up' and find a partner that they believe has higher ...

  4. Sexual selection in humans - Wikipedia

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    Sexual selection is a biological way one sex chooses a mate for the best reproductive success. Most compete with others of the same sex for the best mate to contribute their genome for future generations. This has shaped human evolution for many years, but reasons why humans choose their mates are not fully understood.

  5. List of related male and female reproductive organs - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Sexual mimicry - Wikipedia

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    When no competition is seen nearby, the cuttlefish will look like a mature male and mate with the female. However, when a mature male and a female are copulating, the giant cuttlefish will resemble a female and stay at a close distance of the couple, hoping for a chance to mate with the female if the mature male leaves to fight other males. [6]

  7. Sex differences in human physiology - Wikipedia

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    The female orgasm was originally believed to have no function other than pleasure. Later evidence suggests that it evolved as a discriminatory advantage in regards to mate selection. [62] Female ejaculation has been observed for 2,000 years. It refers to the release of fluid experienced by some females during orgasm.

  8. Sex allocation - Wikipedia

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    In such a case, mothers would preferentially adjust the sex ratio to be female-biased, as only a few males are needed in order to fertilize all of the females. [10] If there were too many males, competition between the males will result in some failing to mate, and the production of those males would therefore be a waste of the mother's resources.

  9. Alternative mating strategy - Wikipedia

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    Female assessment of the males (see Female Mate Choice) plays a role in the number of males opting to use an alternative mating technique. [6] Females are likely to not choose to mate with males of a lower quality, so these males will have to adopt alternative mating techniques in order to mate.