sex
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A term from the Darwin Core standard with equivalent definition in the dwc: and the dwciri: namespace, defined as "The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the dwc:Occurrence."
Sex is the biological trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing organism produces male or female gametes.
References
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Wieczorek J., Bloom D., Guralnick R., Blum S., Döring M., Giovanni R. et al. 2012 Darwin Core: An Evolving Community-Developed Biodiversity Data Standard. PLOS ONE. Vol. 7, (1) p. e29715. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029715
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Anonymous 2025 Sex. Wikipedia. [2025-4-15] en.wikipedia.org
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Danish
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køn
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish
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sexe
Noun, Feminine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish
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geslacht
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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English
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sex
Noun, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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French
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sexe
Noun, Masculine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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German
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Geschlecht
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Italian
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sesso
Noun, Masculine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Norwegian
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kjønn
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Portuguese
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sexo
Noun, Masculine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
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sex
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Spanish; Castilian
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sexo
Noun, Masculine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Swedish
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kön
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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