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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. growth and development
  4. biological development
  5. sexual development
  6. sex reversal

Preferred term

sex reversal

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A change in the gender identity of an organism from one sex to the opposite sex, due to life history or environmental (e.g. temperature dependence) events, or by surgical and pharmacologic intervention.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • change of gender
  • change of sex
  • gender reversal
  • sex change

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/199643

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