protogyny

protogyny
(adjective protogynous))
organism first female, later changing to male, e.g. Epinephelus guttatus (Serranidae). Divided into two types functionally, monandry where all males develop from functional females by sex change and diandry where there are two possible pathways. The two pathways of diandry are adult sex change as in monandry and also by direct male development from the juvenile phase with no adult sex change

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  • protogyny — protoginija statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Reiškinys, kai gaubtasėklių augalų (magnolijūnų) žieduose piestelių purkos subręsta anksčiau negu kuokeliai. atitikmenys: angl. proterogyny; protogyny rus. протерогиния; протогиния ryšiai:… …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • protogyny — prōˈtäjənē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary protogynous + y : a state in hermaphroditic systems that is characterized by development of female organs or maturation of their products before the appearance of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • protogyny — n. [Gr. protos, first; gyne, woman] 1. A condition of hermaphroditic individuals where the female sex organs are active before the male; proterogyny. 2. Females appearing earlier in the season than males; see protandry …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • protogyny — See protogynous. * * * …   Universalium

  • protogyny — noun a) The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male. b) The condition of flowers whose female parts mature before the male ones …   Wiktionary

  • protogyny — pro·tog·y·ny …   English syllables

  • protogyny — /proʊˈtɒdʒəni/ (say proh tojuhnee) noun (in a hermaphrodite animal or plant) a condition in which the development and maturation of the female organs takes place before that of the male organs. –protogynous /proʊˈtɒdʒənəs/ (say proh tojuhnuhs),… …  

  • protogyny —   n. development of female organs before male to avoid self fertilization.    ♦ protogynous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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