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A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit: an anatomical structure (which may be a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, or organ), or organism over time from an initial condition to a later condition. A developmental process by which a progressive change in the state of some part of an organism specifically contributes to its ability to form offspring. A biological process that directly contributes to the process of producing new individuals by one or two organisms. The new individuals inherit some proportion of their genetic material from the parent or parents. Establishment of a pattern of pigment in one sex that is not observed in the other sex. The sex-specific patterns of primoridia growth and differentiation in the genital imaginal disc. The anal primordium of the genital disc develops in both sexes, but depending on the genetic sex gives rise to either male or female analia. Depending on the genetic sex, only one of the two genital primordia develop. In females the female genital primordium develops and gives rise to the female genitalia whereas the male primordium is repressed. Conversely, in males the male genital primordium develops and gives rise to the male genitalia whereas the female genital primordium is repressed. The establishment of the sex of a male organism by physical differentiation. The establishment of the sex of a female organism by physical differentiation. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the primary sexual characteristics over time, from their formation to the mature structures. The primary sexual characteristics are the testes in males and the ovaries in females and they develop in response to sex hormone secretion. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the secondary sexual characteristics over time, from their formation to the mature structures. In humans, these include growth of axillary, chest, and pubic hair, voice changes, testicular/penile enlargement, breast development and menstrual periods. Development occurs in response to sex hormone secretion. The establishment of the sex of an organism by physical differentiation. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the genitalia over time, from its formation to the mature structure.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: sex differentiation
Acc: GO:0007548
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The establishment of the sex of an organism by physical differentiation.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 82 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 1351 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0007548 - sex differentiation (interactive image map)
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