Sexual system

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For Linnaeus' sexual system, a classification of plants, see Linnaean taxonomy § Classification for plants.

A sexual system is a pattern of sex allocation[1] or a distribution of male and female function across organisms in a species.[2] Terms like reproductive system and mating system have also been used as synonyms.[3]

The distinction between sexual systems is not always clear due to phenotypic plasticity.[1] Sexual systems are viewed as a key factor for genetic variation and reproductive success. Sexual systems may have also led to the origin or extinction of certain species.[4]

Interests in sexual systems go back to Darwin, who found that barnacles contain species that are androdioecious and some that are dioecious.[5]

Types of sexual systems[]

In plants there are monomorphic sexual systems where a species has hermaphrodite, male and/or female flowers on the same plant. Monomorphic sexual systems include monoecy, gynomonoecy, andromonoecy and trimonoecy. There are also dimorphic sexual systems like dioecy, gynodioecy and androdioecy.[6]

Mixed sexual systems are where hermaphrodites coexist with single sexed individuals.[7] This includes androdioecy, gynodioecy, and trioecy.[8]

List of sexual systems[]

A[]

Androdioecy[]

Androdioecy is a sexual system in which males and hermaphrodites coexist in a population.[9] It is rare in both plants and animals.[10]

Andromonoecy[]

Andromonoecy is a rare sexual system in angiosperms, in which a plant has both male and hermaphroditic flowers.[11] It has been a subject of interest regarding the mechanism of sex expression.[12]

D[]

Dioicy[]

Dioicy is one of the two main sexual systems in bryophytes.[13] In dioicy male and female sex organs are on separate gametophytes.[14]

Dioecy[]

Dioecy is a sexual system in which a species has distinct individual organisms that are either male or female, i.e., they produce only male or only female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in plants).[15]

G[]

Gonochorism[]

Gonochorism is a sexual system where individuals are either male or female.[15] The term "gonochorism" is usually applied to animals while "dioecy" is applied to plants.[16] Gonochorism is the most common sexual system in animals, occurring in 95% of animal species.[17]

Gynodioecy[]

Gynodioecy is a sexual system in which females and hermaphrodites coexist in the same population.[9]

Gynomonoecy[]

Gynomonoecy is defined as the presence of both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same individual of a plant species.[18] It is prevalent in Asteraceae but is poorly understood.[19]

Gynodioecy-Gynomonoecy[]

This is a sexual system for plants when female, hermaphrodite, and gynomonoecious plants coexist in the same population.[20]: 360 

M[]

Monoicy[]

Monoicy is one of the two main sexual systems in bryophytes.[13] In monoicy male and female sex organs are present in the same gametophyte.[14]

Monoecy[]

Monoecy is a sexual system in which male and female flowers are present on the same plant. It is common in angiosperms,[21] and occurs in 10% of all plant species.[22][dubious – discuss]

S[]

Sequential hermaphroditism[]

In sequential hermaphroditism individuals start their adult lives as one sex, and change to the other sex at a later age.[23]

Sequential monoecy[]

Sequential monoecy[clarification needed] is a considered a confusing sexual system.[clarification needed][24] Sequential monoecy can be difficult to differentiate from dioecy.[25]

Simultaneous hermaphroditism[]

Simultaneous hermaphroditism is a sexual system where an individual can produce both gamete types in the same breeding season.[26] Simultaneous hermaphroditism is one of the most common sexual systems in animals (though far less common than gonochorism) and is one of the most stable.[27]

Synoecy[]

Synoecy is a sexual system in which all individuals in a population of flowering plants bear solely hermaphrodite flowers.[23]

T[]

Trioecy[]

Trioecy is a sexual system where males, females, and hermaphrodites exist in the same population.[8] It is present in both plants and animals but is always extremely rare.[28] Trioecy occurs in about 3.6% of flowering plants.[29]

Trimonoecy[]

Trimonoecy (also called androgynomonoecy) is when male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers are present on the same plant.[23][30] Triomonoecy is rare.[31]

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