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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D057850
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Preferred Name

Hermaphroditic Organisms

Definitions
Animals and plants which have, as their normal mode of reproduction, both male and female sex organs in the same individual. Organisms which begin as female and later switch to male. Organisms with both protandrous and protogynous individuals. Organisms which begin as male and later switch to female. Animals and plants in which both sperm and eggs are produced by the same individual but at different times.
Synonyms
Dichogamous Organisms
Heterodichogamous Organisms
Protandrous Organisms
Protogynous Organisms
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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