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<span>Planaria</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Planaria-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Plants" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Plants"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Plants</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Plants-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Plants subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Plants-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Flowers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Flowers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Flowers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Flowers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fungi" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fungi"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Fungi</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fungi-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschlechtsorgan" title="Geschlechtsorgan – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Geschlechtsorgan" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%88_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A" title="عضو جنسي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="عضو جنسي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinsiyy%C9%99t_%C3%BCzvl%C9%99ri" title="Cinsiyyət üzvləri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Cinsiyyət üzvləri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC_%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97" title="মানব যৌন অঙ্গ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মানব যৌন অঙ্গ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%E2%81%BF-si%CC%8Dt-kh%C3%AC" title="Seⁿ-si̍t-khì – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Seⁿ-si̍t-khì" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organong_sekswal" title="Organong sekswal – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Organong sekswal" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spolni_organi" title="Spolni organi – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Spolni organi" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%92rgan_sexual" title="Òrgan sexual – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Òrgan sexual" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohlavn%C3%AD_org%C3%A1n" title="Pohlavní orgán – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Pohlavní orgán" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nhengo_dzesikarudzi" title="Nhengo dzesikarudzi – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Nhengo dzesikarudzi" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organau_rhyw" title="Organau rhyw – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Organau rhyw" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B8nsorgan" title="Kønsorgan – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kønsorgan" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschlechtsorgan" title="Geschlechtsorgan – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Geschlechtsorgan" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suguelundid" title="Suguelundid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Suguelundid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC_%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1" title="Γεννητικά όργανα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Γεννητικά όργανα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93rgano_sexual" title="Órgano sexual – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Órgano sexual" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexu-organo" title="Sexu-organo – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sexu-organo" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="اندام جنسی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اندام جنسی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organe_sexuel" title="Organe sexuel – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Organe sexuel" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gn%C3%A9asorg%C3%A1n" title="Gnéasorgán – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Gnéasorgán" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-gineamhainn" title="Ball-gineamhainn – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Ball-gineamhainn" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93rgano_sexual" title="Órgano sexual – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Órgano sexual" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B1%EA%B8%B0" title="성기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="성기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A5%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D6%85%D6%80%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Սեռական օրգաններ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սեռական օրգաններ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97" title="यौन अंग – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="यौन अंग" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spolni_organi" title="Spolni organi – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Spolni organi" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alat_kelamin" title="Alat kelamin – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Alat kelamin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kynf%C3%A6ri" title="Kynfæri – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kynfæri" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A8_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9F" title="איבר מין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="איבר מין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alat_kelamin" title="Alat kelamin – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Alat kelamin" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%97" title="ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಅಂಗ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಅಂಗ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endam%C3%AAn_zayend%C3%AE" title="Endamên zayendî – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Endamên zayendî" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%81_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B" title="Жыныс органы – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Жыныс органы" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%B0%E0%BB%84%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%8D%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%B0%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%9E%E0%BA%94" title="ອະໄວຍະວະເພດ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ອະໄວຍະວະເພດ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organum_sexuale" title="Organum sexuale – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Organum sexuale" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzimumorg%C4%81ni" title="Dzimumorgāni – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dzimumorgāni" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschlechtsorgan" title="Geschlechtsorgan – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Geschlechtsorgan" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauginimosi_organai" title="Dauginimosi organai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Dauginimosi organai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organo_sesal" title="Organo sesal – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Organo sesal" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemi_szervek" title="Nemi szervek – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nemi szervek" 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data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93rg%C3%A3o_sexual" title="Órgão sexual – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Órgão sexual" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeschlechtsorjan" title="Jeschlechtsorjan – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Jeschlechtsorjan" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_sexual" title="Organ sexual – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Organ sexual" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B" title="Половые органы – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Половые органы" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A_%E0%B6%89%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A" title="ලිංගික ඉන්ද්‍රියන් – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ලිංගික ඉන්ද්‍රියන්" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_organ" title="Sex organ – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Sex organ" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spolni_organ" title="Spolni organ – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Spolni organ" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenisyo" title="Keenisyo – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Keenisyo" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8E" title="ئەندامی زاوزێ – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئەندامی زاوزێ" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Полни орган – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Полни орган" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spolni_organi" title="Spolni organi – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Spolni organi" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukupuolielin" title="Sukupuolielin – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Sukupuolielin" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nsorgan" title="Könsorgan – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Könsorgan" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ti mw-list-item"><a href="https://ti.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%98%E1%88%B3%E1%88%AD%E1%8B%95_%E1%8C%8D%E1%89%A5%E1%88%A8-%E1%88%B5%E1%8C%8B" title="መሳርዕ ግብረ-ስጋ – Tigrinya" lang="ti" hreflang="ti" data-title="መሳርዕ ግብረ-ስጋ" data-language-autonym="ትግርኛ" data-language-local-name="Tigrinya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ትግርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinsel_organ" title="Cinsel organ – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Cinsel organ" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%96_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8" title="Статеві органи – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" 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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Biological part involved in sexual reproduction</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CharaV3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/CharaV3.jpg/220px-CharaV3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/CharaV3.jpg/330px-CharaV3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/CharaV3.jpg/440px-CharaV3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1084" /></a><figcaption>The sex organs of the <a href="/wiki/Green_algae" title="Green algae">green algae</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Chara_(alga)" title="Chara (alga)">Chara</a></i> are the male <a href="/wiki/Antheridium" title="Antheridium">antheridia</a> (red) and female <a href="/wiki/Archegonium" title="Archegonium">archegonia</a> (brown)</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>sex organ</b>, also known as a <b>reproductive organ</b>, is a part of an organism that is involved in <a href="/wiki/Sexual_reproduction" title="Sexual reproduction">sexual reproduction</a>. Sex organs constitute the primary <a href="/wiki/Sex_characteristics" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex characteristics">sex characteristics</a> of an organism. Sex organs are responsible for producing and transporting <a href="/wiki/Gametes" class="mw-redirect" title="Gametes">gametes</a>, as well as facilitating <a href="/wiki/Fertilization" class="mw-redirect" title="Fertilization">fertilization</a> and supporting the development and <a href="/wiki/Birth" title="Birth">birth</a> of offspring. Sex organs are found in many species of animals and plants, with their features varying depending on the species. </p><p>Sex organs are typically differentiated into <a href="/wiki/Male" title="Male">male</a> and <a href="/wiki/Female" title="Female">female</a> types. </p><p>In animals (including humans), the male sex organs include the <a href="/wiki/Testicle" title="Testicle">testicles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epididymis" title="Epididymis">epididymides</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Penis" title="Penis">penis</a>; the female sex organs include the <a href="/wiki/Clitoris" title="Clitoris">clitoris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">ovaries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oviduct" title="Oviduct">oviducts</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vagina" title="Vagina">vagina</a>. The testicle in the male and the ovary in the female are called the <i>primary sex organs</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clark_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All other sex-related organs are known as <i>secondary sex organs</i>. The outer parts are known as the <b>genitals</b> or <b>external genitalia</b>, visible at birth in both sexes,<sup id="cite_ref-Clark_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears (August 2021)">pages needed</span></a></i>]</sup> while the inner parts are referred to as <b>internal genitalia</b>, which in both sexes, are always hidden.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In plants, male reproductive structures include <a href="/wiki/Stamens" class="mw-redirect" title="Stamens">stamens</a> in flowering plants, which produce <a href="/wiki/Pollen" title="Pollen">pollen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Female reproductive structures, such as <a href="/wiki/Pistils" class="mw-redirect" title="Pistils">pistils</a> in flowering plants, produce <a href="/wiki/Ovules" class="mw-redirect" title="Ovules">ovules</a> and receive pollen for fertilization.<sup id="cite_ref-EB1911_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB1911-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Moss" title="Moss">Mosses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fern" title="Fern">ferns</a>, and some similar plants have <a href="/wiki/Gametangia" class="mw-redirect" title="Gametangia">gametangia</a> for reproductive organs, which are part of the <a href="/wiki/Gametophyte" title="Gametophyte">gametophyte</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Flower" title="Flower">flowers</a> of <a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">flowering plants</a> produce pollen and <a href="/wiki/Egg_cell" title="Egg cell">egg cells</a>, but the sex organs themselves are inside the gametophytes within the pollen and the ovule.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Conifer" title="Conifer">Coniferous plants</a> likewise produce their sexually reproductive structures within the gametophytes contained within the <a href="/wiki/Conifer_cone" title="Conifer cone">cones</a> and pollen. The cones and pollen are not themselves sexual organs. </p><p>Together, the sex organs constitute an organism's <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_system" title="Reproductive system">reproductive system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EB1911-2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB1911-2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terminology">Terminology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Terminology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-One_source plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-one_source" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>relies largely or entirely upon a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources">single source</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Relevant discussion may be found on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Sex_organ##" title="Talk:Sex organ">talk page</a>. Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit">improve this article</a> by introducing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">citations</a> to additional sources at this section.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <i>primary sex organs</i> are the <a href="/wiki/Gonad" title="Gonad">gonads</a>, a pair of internal sex organs, which diverge into <a href="/wiki/Testicle" title="Testicle">testicles</a> following male development or into <a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">ovaries</a> following female development.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As primary sex organs, gonads generate reproductive <a href="/wiki/Gamete" title="Gamete">gametes</a> containing inheritable <a href="/wiki/DNA" title="DNA">DNA</a>. They also produce most of the primary hormones that affect sexual development, and regulate other sexual organs and sexually differentiated behaviors. </p><p><i>Secondary sex organs</i> are the rest of the reproductive system, whether internal or external. The <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> term <i>genitalia</i>, sometimes anglicized as <i>genitals</i>, is used to describe the externally visible sex organs. </p><p>In general <a href="/wiki/Zoology" title="Zoology">zoology</a>, given the great variety in organs, physiologies, and behaviors involved in <a href="/wiki/Copulation_(zoology)" title="Copulation (zoology)">copulation</a>, male genitalia are more strictly defined as "all male structures that are inserted in the female or that hold her near her <a href="/wiki/Gonopore" title="Gonopore">gonopore</a> during sperm transfer"; female genitalia are defined as "those parts of the female reproductive tract that make direct contact with male genitalia or male products (sperm, <a href="/wiki/Spermatophores" class="mw-redirect" title="Spermatophores">spermatophores</a>) during or immediately after copulation".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (August 2021)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Evolution">Evolution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Evolution_of_sexual_reproduction" title="Evolution of sexual reproduction">Evolution of sexual reproduction</a></div> <p>It is hard to find a common origin for <a href="/wiki/Gonad" title="Gonad">gonads</a>. However, gonads most likely evolved independently several times.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At first, <a href="/wiki/Testicle" title="Testicle">testes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">ovaries</a> evolved due to <a href="/wiki/Natural_selection" title="Natural selection">natural selection</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A consensus has emerged that <a href="/wiki/Sexual_selection" title="Sexual selection">sexual selection</a> represents a primary factor for genital evolution.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Male genitalia show traits of <a href="/wiki/Divergent_evolution" title="Divergent evolution">divergent evolution</a> that are driven by sexual selection.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Animals">Animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vertebrates">Vertebrates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vertebrates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mammals">Mammals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Vulva" title="Vulva">vulva</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Placental_mammals" class="mw-redirect" title="Placental mammals">placental mammals</a>, females have two genital orifices, the <a href="/wiki/Vaginal_opening" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaginal opening">vaginal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Urinary_meatus" title="Urinary meatus">urethral openings</a>, while males have only one for the urethra.<sup id="cite_ref-Wake1992_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wake1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Male and female genitals have many nerve endings, resulting in pleasurable and highly sensitive touch.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In most human societies, particularly in <a href="/wiki/Social_conservatism" title="Social conservatism">conservative</a> ones, exposure of the genitals is considered a <a href="/wiki/Public_indecency" class="mw-redirect" title="Public indecency">public indecency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In humans, sex organs/genitalia include: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Male" title="Male">Male</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Female" title="Female">Female</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <p><b>External</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Human_penis" title="Human penis">Penis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foreskin" title="Foreskin">Foreskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Body_of_penis" title="Body of penis">Shaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glans_penis" title="Glans penis">Glans</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scrotum" title="Scrotum">Scrotum</a></li></ul> <p><b>Internal</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prostate" title="Prostate">Prostate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulbourethral_gland" title="Bulbourethral gland">Bulbourethral glands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epididymis" title="Epididymis">Epididymides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vas_deferens" title="Vas deferens">Vasa deferentia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Testicle" title="Testicle">Testicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seminal_vesicles" title="Seminal vesicles">Seminal vesicles</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ShortForeskin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ShortForeskin.jpg/220px-ShortForeskin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ShortForeskin.jpg/330px-ShortForeskin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ShortForeskin.jpg/440px-ShortForeskin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Human male external sex organs (shaved <a href="/wiki/Pubic_hair" title="Pubic hair">pubic hair</a>)</figcaption></figure> </td> <td> <p><b>External</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vulva" title="Vulva">Vulva</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clitoris" title="Clitoris">Clitoris</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clitoris#Glans" title="Clitoris">Glans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clitoris#Body" title="Clitoris">Body</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clitoral_hood" title="Clitoral hood">Hood</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labia_majora" title="Labia majora">Labia majora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labia_minora" title="Labia minora">Labia minora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulval_vestibule" title="Vulval vestibule">Vestibule</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b>Internal</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fallopian_tube" title="Fallopian tube">Fallopian tubes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">Ovaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uterus" title="Uterus">Uterus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cervix" title="Cervix">Cervix</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vagina" title="Vagina">Vagina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartholin%27s_gland" title="Bartholin's gland">Bartholin's glands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skene%27s_gland" title="Skene's gland">Skene's glands</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vulva_with_tiny_labia_minora.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vulva_with_tiny_labia_minora.jpg/170px-Vulva_with_tiny_labia_minora.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vulva_with_tiny_labia_minora.jpg/255px-Vulva_with_tiny_labia_minora.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vulva_with_tiny_labia_minora.jpg/340px-Vulva_with_tiny_labia_minora.jpg 2x" data-file-width="746" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>Human female external sex organs (shaved <a href="/wiki/Pubic_hair" title="Pubic hair">pubic hair</a>)</figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Development">Development</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Development_of_the_reproductive_system" title="Development of the reproductive system">Development of the reproductive system</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_homologues_of_the_human_reproductive_system" class="mw-redirect" title="List of homologues of the human reproductive system">List of homologues of the human reproductive system</a></div> <p>In typical <a href="/wiki/Prenatal_development" title="Prenatal development">prenatal development</a>, sex organs originate from a common <a href="/wiki/Primordium" title="Primordium">primordium</a> during early <a href="/wiki/Gestation" title="Gestation">gestation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sexual_differentiation" title="Sexual differentiation">differentiate</a> into male or female <a href="/wiki/Sex" title="Sex">sexes</a>. The <a href="/wiki/SRY" class="mw-redirect" title="SRY">SRY</a> <a href="/wiki/Gene" title="Gene">gene</a>, usually located on the <a href="/wiki/Y_chromosome" title="Y chromosome">Y chromosome</a> and encoding the <a href="/wiki/Testis_determining_factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Testis determining factor">testis determining factor</a>, determines the direction of the differentiation. The absence of it allows the gonads to continue to develop into ovaries. </p><p>The development of the internal and external reproductive organs is determined by hormones produced by certain fetal gonads (ovaries or testicles) and the cells' response to them. The initial appearance of the <a href="/wiki/Fetus" title="Fetus">fetal</a> genitalia looks female-like: a pair of <a href="/wiki/Urogenital_folds" class="mw-redirect" title="Urogenital folds">urogenital folds</a> with a small protuberance in the middle, and the <a href="/wiki/Urethra" title="Urethra">urethra</a> behind the protuberance. If the fetus has testes and the testes produce testosterone, and if the cells of the genitals respond to the testosterone, the outer urogenital folds swell and fuse in the midline to produce the scrotum; the protuberance grows larger and straighter to form the penis; the inner urogenital swellings grow, wrap around the penis, and fuse in the midline to form the <a href="/wiki/Penile_raphe" title="Penile raphe">penile raphe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each organ/body part in one sex has a <a href="/wiki/Homology_(biology)" title="Homology (biology)">homologous</a> counterpart. </p><p>The process of sexual differentiation includes the development of <a href="/wiki/Secondary_sexual_characteristics" class="mw-redirect" title="Secondary sexual characteristics">secondary sexual characteristics</a>, such as patterns of pubic and facial hair and female breasts that emerge at puberty. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Evolution"></span> Because of the strong <a href="/wiki/Sexual_selection" title="Sexual selection">sexual selection</a> affecting the structure and function of genitalia, they form an organ system that evolves rapidly.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A great variety of genital form and function may therefore be found among animals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_animals">Other animals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In many other <a href="/wiki/Vertebrate" title="Vertebrate">vertebrates</a>, a single posterior orifice (the <a href="/wiki/Cloaca" title="Cloaca">cloaca</a>) serves as the only opening for the reproductive, digestive, and urinary tracts (if present) in both sexes. All <a href="/wiki/Amphibian" title="Amphibian">amphibians</a>, birds, <a href="/wiki/Reptile" title="Reptile">reptiles</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some fish, and a few mammals (<a href="/wiki/Monotreme" title="Monotreme">monotremes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tenrec" title="Tenrec">tenrecs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_mole" title="Golden mole">golden moles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Marsupial_mole" title="Marsupial mole">marsupial moles</a>) have this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces in addition to serving reproductive functions.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Excretory systems with analogous purpose in certain invertebrates are also sometimes referred to as cloacae. </p><p>Penile and clitoral structures are present in some birds and many reptiles. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sexing" title="Sexing">Sexing</a> <a href="/wiki/Teleost" title="Teleost">teleost</a> fish is determined by the shape of a fleshy tube behind the anus known as <a href="/wiki/Genital_papilla" title="Genital papilla">genital papilla</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Invertebrates">Invertebrates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Invertebrates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Insects">Insects</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Insects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Insect_reproductive_system" title="Insect reproductive system">Insect reproductive system</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Female_genitalia_Lepidoptera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Female_genitalia_Lepidoptera.jpg/220px-Female_genitalia_Lepidoptera.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Female_genitalia_Lepidoptera.jpg/330px-Female_genitalia_Lepidoptera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Female_genitalia_Lepidoptera.jpg/440px-Female_genitalia_Lepidoptera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>The female <a href="/wiki/Lepidoptera_genitalia" title="Lepidoptera genitalia">genitalia of Lepidoptera</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The organs concerned with <a href="/wiki/Insect" title="Insect">insect</a> mating and the deposition of eggs are known collectively as the external genitalia, although they may be largely internal; their components are very diverse in form. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Slugs_and_snails">Slugs and snails</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Slugs and snails"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_system_of_gastropods" title="Reproductive system of gastropods">Reproductive system of gastropods</a></div> <p>The reproductive system of gastropods (slugs and snails) varies greatly from one group to another. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Planaria">Planaria</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Planaria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_system_of_planarians" title="Reproductive system of planarians">Reproductive system of planarians</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Planaria" title="Planaria">Planaria</a> are flat worms widely used in biological research. There are sexual and asexual planaria. Sexual planaria are hermaphrodites, possessing both testicles and ovaries. Each planarian transports its excretion to the other planarian, giving and receiving sperm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plants">Plants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Plants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Alternation_of_generations" title="Alternation of generations">Alternation of generations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Plant_reproductive_morphology" title="Plant reproductive morphology">Plant reproductive morphology</a></div> <p>In most plant species, an individual has both male and female sex organs (a <a href="/wiki/Hermaphrodite" title="Hermaphrodite">hermaphrodite</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Biological_life_cycle" title="Biological life cycle">life cycle</a> of <a href="/wiki/Land_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Land plant">land plants</a> involves <a href="/wiki/Alternation_of_generations" title="Alternation of generations">alternation of generations</a> between a <a href="/wiki/Sporophyte" title="Sporophyte">sporophyte</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Haploid" class="mw-redirect" title="Haploid">haploid</a> gametophyte.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Gametophyte" title="Gametophyte">gametophyte</a> produces sperm or egg cells by <a href="/wiki/Mitosis" title="Mitosis">mitosis</a>. The sporophyte produces spores by <a href="/wiki/Meiosis" title="Meiosis">meiosis</a>, which in turn develop into gametophytes. Any sex organs that are produced by the plant will develop on the gametophyte. The <a href="/wiki/Seed_plant" title="Seed plant">seed plants</a>, which include <a href="/wiki/Conifer" title="Conifer">conifers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">flowering plants</a>, have small gametophytes that develop inside the pollen grains (male) and the <a href="/wiki/Ovule" title="Ovule">ovule</a> (female). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flowers">Flowers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Flowers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In flowering plants, the <a href="/wiki/Flower" title="Flower">flowers</a> contain the sex organs.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sexual reproduction in <a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">flowering plants</a> involves the union of the male and female germ cells, sperm and egg cells respectively. Pollen is produced in <a href="/wiki/Stamen" title="Stamen">stamens</a> and is carried to the <a href="/wiki/Pistil" class="mw-redirect" title="Pistil">pistil</a> or <a href="/wiki/Carpel" class="mw-redirect" title="Carpel">carpel</a>, which has the ovule at its base where <a href="/wiki/Fertilization" class="mw-redirect" title="Fertilization">fertilization</a> can take place. Within each pollen grain is a male gametophyte, which consists of only three cells. In most flowering plants, the female gametophyte within the ovule consists of only seven cells. Thus there are no sex organs as such. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fungi">Fungi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Fungi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mating_in_fungi" title="Mating in fungi">Mating in fungi</a></div> <p>The sex organs in <a href="/wiki/Fungus" title="Fungus">fungi</a> are known as <a href="/wiki/Gametangium" title="Gametangium">gametangia</a>. In some fungi, the sex organs are indistinguishable from each other but, in other cases, male and female sex organs are clearly different.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similar gametangia that are similar are known as isogametangia. While male and female gametangia are known as heterogametangia, which occurs in the majority of fungi.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sex_organ&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col 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