History of Female

	Revision 4 . . (edit) October 25, 2001 1:19 pm by Josh Grosse
	Revision 3 . . (edit) September 11, 2001 3:22 pm by TimShell [*heterogamous]
	Revision 1 . . September 11, 2001 7:20 am by Anders Torlind [Initial entry. This is getting fun.]

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Changed: 1c1,2

Female denotes an animal which produces [egg cell]?s in order to reproduce. The female is one half of a bisexual reproduction system, where the male is the other half. In many cases, a female cannot reproduce without sexual intercourse with a male, although some exceptions exist.

Female denotes an animal which produces [egg cell]?s in order to reproduce. The female is one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the male is the other half. In many cases, a female cannot reproduce without sexual intercourse with a male, although some exceptions exist. 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: 3c4

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?.

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