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ZW system
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Japanese Meaning
生物学において、オスが同一の性細胞（ZZ）を持ち、メスが異なる性細胞（ZW）を持つ動物（例: 蝶、コモドオオトカゲなど）の性別を決定・区別するためのシステム。
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(biology) A system for characterizing the sex of 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).
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ZW system
Biologists studying Komodo dragons often reference the ZW system to explain why females and males develop differently.
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Biologists studying Komodo dragons often reference the ZW system to explain why females and males develop differently.
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