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Changed: 1,3c1
Male denotes an animal which produces [sperm cell]?s in order to reproduce. The male is one half of a bisexual reproduction system, where the female is the other half.

What actually differentiates a female from a male is not always apparent, and in some cases more a question of definition than anything else. See for example seahorse?.
Male denotes an animal which produces [sperm cell]?s in order to reproduce. The male is one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the female is the other half. What actually differentiates a female from a male is not always apparent, and in some cases more a question of definition than anything else.

Changed: 7c5
'Male' and 'female' designate reproductive structures in plants, so the concept is not just limited to animals.
'Male' and 'female' designate reproductive structures in plants, so the concept is not just limited to animals.

Male denotes an animal which produces [sperm cell]?s in order to reproduce. The male is one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the female is the other half. What actually differentiates a female from a male is not always apparent, and in some cases more a question of definition than anything else.


'Male' and 'female' designate reproductive structures in plants, so the concept is not just limited to animals.


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