sex factor

noun

, Genetics.

1. a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
2. Also called F factor,. a plasmid in certain bacteria that enables transfer of genetic material from a donor cell to a recipient by conjugation, resulting in recombination.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sex factor¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

So you were concerned about the sex factor, with the level of sexuality she was portraying?

From The Daily Beast

His fifth novel, Simon Cowell: The Sex Factor , a satire, will be published by Legend Press (UK) on April 30.

From The Daily Beast

It follows from this that we are unable as yet to locate the sex factor or factors in the X chromosome.

From Project Gutenberg

Because it leaves out the common sex-factor; the one that is shared alike by the Fidelias and the Joans and all the rest of us.

From Project Gutenberg