asexuality
8.3
A lack of clear separate sexes or sex organs in animals and plants
- noun
- /ˌeɪsɛkʃuˈælɪti/
- Specialized
:
asexualidad
- And the timing of sexuality and asexuality is an important part of the life cycle of all of these things.
Examples
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Despite obligate asexuality, there has been considerable evolutionary divergence among genotypes.
Academic text (1994) -
Unlike most animals, some species exhibit asexuality, enabling them to reproduce independently of mates.
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Many plants can reproduce through asexuality, allowing them to create clones without the need for pollination.
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The concept of asexuality is important for understanding how certain organisms thrive in specific environments.
Synonyms
8.8
The state of showing no clear male or female features
is used especially for animals, plants, or simple organisms rather than people
Surface Forms
asexuality singular
asexualities plural
Morphology
Etymology
Asexuality comes from the part a- meaning 'not' and sexual from sex meaning 'male or female'. So in biology it means 'no evident sex or sex organs', describing plants or animals that do not show separate male and female forms or that reproduce without sex.
