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ZZ-ZW system

ZZ-ZW system is the alternative form of ZW system.

Meaning of ZW system

Proper noun

ZW system

  1. A system for characterizing the sex of certain animals, such as butterflies and Komodo dragons, in which males have two of the same kind of sex cell (ZZ) and females have two distinct sex cells (ZW).

Questions about ZZ-ZW system

What is ZZ-ZW system the alternative form of?
ZZ-ZW system is the alternative form of ZW system.

Words near ZZ-ZW system in the dictionary

  1. zyxins
  2. zyzzyva
  3. zyzzyvas
  4. ZZ plant
  5. ZZ plants
  6. ZZ-ZW system
  7. zzxjoanw
  8. zzxjoanws
  9. Zzyzx
  10. zzz
  11. zzzed

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