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SexSex Sex Trait that determines an organism's sexually reproductive function This article is about the distinguishing trait in sexually reproducing organisms. For activities, see Sexual intercourse and Human sexual activity. For other uses, see Sex (disambiguation). "Male and female" redirects here. For other uses, see Male and female (disambiguation). Sex is the biological trait of a reproducing organism in producing gametes of one of two different sizes or shapes—male or female gametes.[1][2][3] Thus, the typical classification for such organisms, their sex, is also known as either male or female. During sexual reproduction, a male and a female gamete fuse to form a zygote, which develops into an offspring that inherits traits from each parent. By convention, organisms that produce smaller… (Source: Wikipedia)
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