Definitions from Wiktionary (ZW system)
▸ noun: (biology) A system for characterizing the sex of certain animals, such as butterflies and Komodo dragons, in which males have two of the same kind of sex cell (ZZ) and females have two distinct sex cells (ZW).
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▸ noun: (biology) A system for characterizing the sex of certain animals, such as butterflies and Komodo dragons, in which males have two of the same kind of sex cell (ZZ) and females have two distinct sex cells (ZW).
Similar:
ZZ-ZW system,
XY system,
XX-XY system,
X0 system,
sex chromosome,
sexual dichronism,
intersex,
pseudogamy,
biandry,
doublesex,
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