sex factor

American  

noun

Genetics.

1. a sex-determining chromosome or gene.

2. Also called fertility factor.  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.

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Etymology

Origin of sex factor

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Features and specs are clearly secondary to this tease — Samsung wants to get our attention with the pure sex factor of a giant, curved 4K TV.

From The Verge

Whisper it, will Rio's Games have the sex factor, while London's had the XXXth Olympiad factor?

From BBC

Simon Cowell: The Sex Factor sees the impresario attacked by a crazed fan at a glamorous party for the world's richest people.

From The Guardian

The book takes Cowell "on a quest for love; a quest for money; and a quest to get back his elusive mojo – the Sex Factor", we are told.

From The Guardian