sex organs

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The 23rd pair is different: Females carry two Xs, while males carry an X and a Y, which lead to the development of male sex organs.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Animals with the same sex organs but different chromosomes enable scientists to isolate the effects of sex chromosomes from the effects of sex hormones, which are secreted by the reproductive organs.

From Scientific American • Dec. 21, 2022

Stamoolis said the play remains an important reminder that women don’t need to define themselves through their sex organs or through other people.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2019

Intersex is an umbrella term encompassing various conditions in which internal sex organs and external genitalia develop differently than for a typical boy or girl.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2017

If the process involving the adrenal cortex attacks it after birth, the symmetrical correspondence and harmony of the primary sex organs and the secondary sex characters are not affected.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.