Female (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova (egg cells). Most female mammals, including human females, have two X chromosomes.
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Pollen
... to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the female cone of coniferous plants ... When pollen lands on a compatible pistil or female cone (i.e ... it germinates and produces a pollen tube that transfers the sperm to the ovule (or female gametophyte) ...
... to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the female cone of coniferous plants ... When pollen lands on a compatible pistil or female cone (i.e ... it germinates and produces a pollen tube that transfers the sperm to the ovule (or female gametophyte) ...
Ginkgo Biloba - Reproduction
... Ginkgos are dioecious, with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male ... Female plants do not produce cones ... and a papery endotesta, with the nucellus surrounding the female gametophyte at the center ...
... Ginkgos are dioecious, with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male ... Female plants do not produce cones ... and a papery endotesta, with the nucellus surrounding the female gametophyte at the center ...
Hawk - Reproduction
... The male and female will fly together up in the air in a circular motion ... The two birds will repeat this until finally the male latches onto the female and they begin to free-fall down to earth ... In one year, a female hawk will lay about five eggs ...
... The male and female will fly together up in the air in a circular motion ... The two birds will repeat this until finally the male latches onto the female and they begin to free-fall down to earth ... In one year, a female hawk will lay about five eggs ...
Video Game Controversies - Demographics - Gender
... As of 2011, over 40% of players are female, according to the video game industry ... of Central Florida found that of the 33 games sampled, 41% do not feature female characters, 28% portrayed women as sex objects, 21% depicted violence against women, and 30% did not represent the female ... opposed ("evil or as obstacles to the goal of the game"), and trivial ("females depicted in fairly non-significant roles") ...
... As of 2011, over 40% of players are female, according to the video game industry ... of Central Florida found that of the 33 games sampled, 41% do not feature female characters, 28% portrayed women as sex objects, 21% depicted violence against women, and 30% did not represent the female ... opposed ("evil or as obstacles to the goal of the game"), and trivial ("females depicted in fairly non-significant roles") ...
Mule
... A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse ... obtain than a hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) ... known instance of a male mule siring offspring, female mules have on very rare occasion given birth to viable offspring ...
... A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse ... obtain than a hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) ... known instance of a male mule siring offspring, female mules have on very rare occasion given birth to viable offspring ...
Famous quotes containing the word female:
“Only when women rebel against patriarchal standards does female muscle become more accepted.”
—Gloria Steinem (b. 1934)
“There is not one female comic who was beautiful as a little girl.”
—Joan Rivers (b. 1935)
“I wonder what subtle form of manslaughter is next on the program. Am I to be dropped into a vat of molten steel and become part of a new skyscraper, or are you going to ask this female to kiss me again and poison me to death?”
—Ernest Lehman (b.1920)