sex ratio
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noun Sociology.
the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females.
Origin of sex ratio
First recorded in 1905–10
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A modification of the sex-ratio and of other ratios through linkage.
Sex-linked Inheritance in DrosophilaThomas Hunt Morgan
The former are always normal in behavior, and the latter repeat in their descendants the 2:1 sex-ratio.
Sex-linked Inheritance in DrosophilaThomas Hunt Morgan
From an F2 culture that gave practically a 2:1 sex-ratio, vermilion females were bred to club males.
Sex-linked Inheritance in DrosophilaThomas Hunt Morgan
Two sex-linked lethal factors in Drosophila and their influence on the sex-ratio.
Sex-linked Inheritance in DrosophilaThomas Hunt Morgan
sex ratio
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