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Protandry

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Translation protandry into russian

protandry
Noun
raiting
Protandry is a phenomenon where an organism starts life as a male and changes to a female.
Протандрия - это явление, при котором организм начинает жизнь как самец и превращается в самку.

Definitions

protandry
Noun
raiting
A biological condition in which an organism begins life as a male and changes to a female at a later stage.
Protandry is observed in some species of fish, where individuals start as males and later become females to maximize reproductive success.
The condition in plants where the male reproductive organs mature before the female ones, promoting cross-pollination.
In many flowering plants, protandry helps prevent self-pollination by ensuring that pollen is released before the stigma is receptive.