The things hiding in your brain...
Aug. 31st, 2006 12:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hellziggyWhile at the cabin we were talking about a spider or something that a kid named a boy name and then found out it was a girl.
Someone asked how you would be able to tell the difference.
I answered with "Sexual dimorphism"
I didn't even realize I had that phrase roaming around in my brain... The other gals looked at me and were like "Wow! Where'd that come from?" I guess I did retain a bit of my Zoology major knowledge.
So, forlucky13charm, kalfoley, Non-LJ J and anyone else who is curious, here is the wiki on sexual dimorphism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_dimorphism
Someone asked how you would be able to tell the difference.
I answered with "Sexual dimorphism"
I didn't even realize I had that phrase roaming around in my brain... The other gals looked at me and were like "Wow! Where'd that come from?" I guess I did retain a bit of my Zoology major knowledge.
So, for
lucky13charm, kalfoley, Non-LJ J and anyone else who is curious, here is the wiki on sexual dimorphism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_dimorphismSexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species.