Meaning of male | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
3. Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
4. One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
5. A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
6. The capital city of the Maldives.
7. Characteristic of this sex/gender
8. An animal of the sex that has testes.
9. Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex
10. A plant of the masculine sex.
11. Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender
12. A bacterium which has the F factor.
13. Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female)
14. A male connector, pipe fitting, etc.

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Examples

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“During mating, F+ male bacteria transfer the F factor to the recipient females, transforming them into F+ males. Males also retain a copy of their F factor for themselves (left). When Hfr (or high frequency recombination) males mate[…]”

“In this process, one bacterium designated the male bacterium transfers its DNA into the female bacterium. Bacteria are determined to be male or female by a small piece of DNA, called F-plasmid, or sex factor. Bacteria with this small piece of DNA are labeled as males, and bacteria that do not have this factor are considered females. […] Nevertheless, in addition to a small piece of DNA, male bacteria have some unique characteristics. They can make a special protrusion on their surface, called F-pilus. Pilae (plural for pilus) are hair-like structures that cover the[…]”

“Work another rubber washer over the threads of the male adapter that is now sticking out of the bucket. […] cut out with an X-acto knife, then thread the female fittings to the males.”

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