Preferred term
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- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
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sex reversal
Definition
A complete explanation of the intended meaning of a concept- 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.
- Cambio en la identidad de género de un organismo de un sexo al otro debido a sus antecedentes biológicos o a acontecimientos ambientales, como la dependencia de la temperatura, o a la intervención quirúrgica y farmacológica.
Broader concept
Broader conceptScope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- In fish, process by which the sexual characteristics of fish are changed, usually through sex hormones. This produces fish which are phenotypically of one sex yet genetically of the other. Controlling the sex and reproductive capacity of fish can be important for commercial and environmental reasons.
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.French
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inversion sexuelle
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- 2026-09-17T14:48:55
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- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
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Spanish
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Reversión sexual
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- 2026-09-17T14:48:55
- void:inDataset
- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
- Notation
- a1ce867f
URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a1ce867f