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Gonochorism
In biology, gonochorism is a sexual system where there are two sexes and each individual organism is either male or female. The term gonochorism is usually applied in animal species, the vast majority of which are gonochoric.
Gonochorism contrasts with simultaneous hermaphroditism but it may be hard to tell if a species is gonochoric or sequentially hermaphroditic e.g. parrotfish, Patella ferruginea. However, in gonochoric species individuals remain either male or female throughout their lives. Species that reproduce by thelytokous parthenogenesis and do not have males can still be classified as gonochoric.[clarification needed]
The term is derived from Greek gone 'generation' + chorizein 'to separate'. The term gonochorism originally came from German Gonochorismus.
Gonochorism is also referred to as unisexualism or gonochory.
Gonochorism has evolved independently multiple times. It is very evolutionarily stable in animals. Its stability and advantages have received little attention. Gonochorism owes its origin to the evolution of anisogamy, but it is unclear if the evolution of anisogamy first led to hermaphroditism or gonochorism.
Gonochorism is thought to be the ancestral state in polychaetes, Hexacorallia, nematodes, and hermaphroditic fishes. Gonochorism is thought to be ancestral in hermaphroditic fishes because it is widespread in basal clades of fish and other vertebrate lineages.
Two papers from 2008 have suggested that transitions between hermaphroditism and gonochorism or vice versa have occurred in animals between 10 and 20 times. In a 2017 study involving 165 taxon groups, more evolutionary transitions from gonochorism to hermaphroditism were found than the reverse.
The term gonochorism is most often used for animal species, an estimated 95% of which are gonochoric. It is very common in vertebrate species, 99% of which are gonochoric. Ninety-eight percent of fishes are gonochoric. Mammals (including humans) and birds are solely gonochoric. Tardigrades are almost always gonochoric. Seventy-five percent of snails are gonochoric. Most arthropods including a majority of crustaceans are gonochoric.
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Gonochorism
In biology, gonochorism is a sexual system where there are two sexes and each individual organism is either male or female. The term gonochorism is usually applied in animal species, the vast majority of which are gonochoric.
Gonochorism contrasts with simultaneous hermaphroditism but it may be hard to tell if a species is gonochoric or sequentially hermaphroditic e.g. parrotfish, Patella ferruginea. However, in gonochoric species individuals remain either male or female throughout their lives. Species that reproduce by thelytokous parthenogenesis and do not have males can still be classified as gonochoric.[clarification needed]
The term is derived from Greek gone 'generation' + chorizein 'to separate'. The term gonochorism originally came from German Gonochorismus.
Gonochorism is also referred to as unisexualism or gonochory.
Gonochorism has evolved independently multiple times. It is very evolutionarily stable in animals. Its stability and advantages have received little attention. Gonochorism owes its origin to the evolution of anisogamy, but it is unclear if the evolution of anisogamy first led to hermaphroditism or gonochorism.
Gonochorism is thought to be the ancestral state in polychaetes, Hexacorallia, nematodes, and hermaphroditic fishes. Gonochorism is thought to be ancestral in hermaphroditic fishes because it is widespread in basal clades of fish and other vertebrate lineages.
Two papers from 2008 have suggested that transitions between hermaphroditism and gonochorism or vice versa have occurred in animals between 10 and 20 times. In a 2017 study involving 165 taxon groups, more evolutionary transitions from gonochorism to hermaphroditism were found than the reverse.
The term gonochorism is most often used for animal species, an estimated 95% of which are gonochoric. It is very common in vertebrate species, 99% of which are gonochoric. Ninety-eight percent of fishes are gonochoric. Mammals (including humans) and birds are solely gonochoric. Tardigrades are almost always gonochoric. Seventy-five percent of snails are gonochoric. Most arthropods including a majority of crustaceans are gonochoric.