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Protogyny

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Translation protogyny into russian

protogyny
Noun
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Protogyny is a form of sequential hermaphroditism where an organism starts as a female and can later become a male.
Протогиния — это форма последовательного гермафродитизма, при которой организм начинает жизнь как самка, а затем может стать самцом.

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protogyny
Noun
raiting
A form of sequential hermaphroditism in which an organism begins its life as a female and later changes to a male.
Protogyny is observed in some fish species, where individuals start as females and later transform into males as they mature.
The condition in plants where the female reproductive organs mature before the male ones, promoting cross-pollination.
In some flowering plants, protogyny helps prevent self-pollination by ensuring that the stigma is receptive before the pollen is released.