Sentence examples for a specific sex from inspiring English sources

Women today might justifiably object to being identified as painters of a specific sex, but in the mid-19th century it was rare for a woman to enter the bohemian art world and be taken seriously.

State courts have sometimes held that the criterion for belonging to a specific sex is the possession of either XX or XY chromosomes.

The inconsistencies in previous studies about the attitudes regarding sex differences indicate either that there is not a specific sex more environmentally concerned than the other or that there are significant cultural differences that need to be taken into account.

This inability could be due to vicarious selection leading to complete intersexual chemical mimicry (Grafen and Godfray 1991) or to the absence of selection by fig wasps to favour a specific sex (Anstett et al. 1997).

The study is "the first to identify a specific sex chromosome gene that has a sex-specific effect on the brain," says UCLA neuroendocrinologist Arthur Arnold (who was not involved in the study).

For example, while ancient Greece did not have terms that correspond to the heterosexual/homosexual division, persons did note men who were only attracted to person of a specific sex.

Despite these indications we propose that the lack of a specific sex-oriented approach has significantly affected and probably biased nutritional sciences.

These chemicals attract a potential mate from a distance, have specific sex or kin recognition, and involve many aspects of social behaviour.

Bulk analyses of pooled DNA from male and female genotypes resulted in the isolation of a putative male specific sex marker CgMSM.

The meaning a person attaches to specific sex acts would also affect whether they would enact it.

Most undergo a culturally-specific sex reassignment surgery, performed by another hijra.