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sex ratio [′seks ‚rā·shō] (biology) The relative proportion of males and females in a population. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Though access to information about gender and birth records is largely unavailable, communities in British Columbia and Ontario with a large proportion of Asian immigrants are experiencing unnaturally skewed sex ratios. In relation to successful reproduction, factors such as access to economic resources and the sex ratio are important to sex partner selection. OBJECTIVE: Recent studies indicate that persistent organohalogen pollutants (POPs) may contribute to sex ratio changes in offspring of exposed populations. |
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