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Preferred Term:

sex reversal

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Entry Terms:
  • sex change
  • change of gender
  • change of sex
  • gender reversal
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/199643
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RDF/XMLCreated 2013-05-28, last modified 2013-12-06