Sex (disambiguation)
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Sex
is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety..
Sex may also refer to:
Sex
In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents...
is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety..
Sex may also refer to:
- Sexual dimorphismSexual dimorphismSexual dimorphism is a phenotypic difference between males and females of the same species. Examples of such differences include differences in morphology, ornamentation, and behavior.-Examples:-Ornamentation / coloration:...
- Sexual intercourseSexual intercourseSexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
- Sexual reproductionSexual reproductionSexual reproduction is the creation of a new organism by combining the genetic material of two organisms. There are two main processes during sexual reproduction; they are: meiosis, involving the halving of the number of chromosomes; and fertilization, involving the fusion of two gametes and the...
- Human sexual activity
Compositions
- Sex (play)Sex (play)Sex is a 1926 play, written by, and starring, Mae West. It was very popular for about a year before the New York Police Department raided West and her company in February of 1927...
, a 1926 play by Mae West - Sex (book)Sex (book)Sex is a coffee table book written by Madonna with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and film frames taken from film shot by Fabien Baron. The book was edited by Glenn O'Brien. Sex was released on October 21, 1992 by Warner Books...
, a 1992 book by Madonna and Steven Meisel - Sex (film)Sex (film)Sex is a 1920 silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo, written by C. Gardner Sullivan, produced by J. Parker Read, and starring Louise Glaum. On its surface, the film was a morality story on the evils of marital infidelity. However, the film's producer, J. Parker Read, had made a series of...
, a 1920 film by Fred Niblo - Sex (TV series)Sex (TV series)Sex, also known as Sex with Sophie Lee, is an Australian television series that ran from 1992 to 1993 on the Nine Network. It was hosted by Sophie Lee in its first season and Pamela Stephenson in its second...
, an Australian television series - Sex: The Annabel Chong StorySex: The Annabel Chong StorySex: The Annabel Chong Story is a documentary, directed, filmed, and produced by Gough Lewis, and edited by co-creator , which profiles porn star Annabel Chong...
, a 1999 documentary film - Sex (EP), a 2007 EP by Tila Tequila
- "Sex", a song by Frank Zappa from The Man from UtopiaThe Man from UtopiaThe Man from Utopia is a 1983 album by Frank Zappa. It is a more song-driven, and less conceptual work than many others in Zappa's oeuvre. The album is named after a 1950s song, written by Donald and Doris Woods, which Zappa covers as part of "The Man from Utopia Meets Mary Lou".The sleeve art...
- "Sex" (Oomph! song)Sex (OOMPH! song)"Sex" is the second single from German industrial metal group Oomph! from their album, Sperm.-Music video:The music video shows the band half-naked, playing the song in some kind of a dark studio and scenes featuring separately two pairs - an old and a young couple - both naked.-Track listing:#...
- "Sex" (Kath & Kim episode)
- Sex (Elli Kokkinou album)SEX (Elli Kokkinou album)SEX is an album by popular Greek artist Elli Kokkinou that was released on November 11, 2005 by Heaven Music. Following its platinum status, it was re-released with four new songs and a bonus DVD renamed Ki Allo Platinum Edition...
, 2005 - Sex (The Necks album), 1989
Other uses
- Sports Entertainment XtremeSports Entertainment XtremeSports Entertainment Xtreme was a heel professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, once led by Vince Russo. It debuted in December 2002, but disbanded in mid-2003.-History:...
, a professional wrestling stable - Sodium ethyl xanthateSodium ethyl xanthateSodium ethyl xanthate is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula CH3CH2OCS2Na. It is a pale yellow powder, which characteristically hydrolyzes to release malodorous products...
, a chemical compound used in the mining industry - SEX (computing)SEX (computing)In computing, the SEX assembly language mnemonic has often been used for the "Sign EXtend" machine instruction found in the PDP-11 and many other computer architectures. A computer's or CPU's "sex" can also mean the endianness of the computer architecture used. x86 computers do not have the same...
, an assembly language mnemonic often used for the "Sign EXtend" machine instruction found in the PDP-11 and many other computer architectures - SEX (boutique)SEX (boutique)SEX was a boutique run by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at 430 King's Road, London between 1974 and 1976. It specialized in clothing that defined the look of the punk movement.-History:...
, a boutique on Kings Road in the Chelsea district of London - SextansSextansSextans is a minor equatorial constellation which was introduced in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius. Its name is Latin for the astronomical sextant, an instrument that Hevelius made frequent use of in his observations.-Notable features:...
or Sex, a constellation
See also
- Sexus (disambiguation)
- Sexual attractionSexual attractionSexual attractiveness or sex appeal refers to an individual's ability to attract the sexual or erotic interest of another person, and is a factor in sexual selection or mate choice. The attraction can be to the physical or other qualities or traits of a person, or to such qualities in the context...
- Sex symbolSex symbolA sex symbol is a celebrity of either gender, typically an actor, musician, supermodel, teen idol, or sports star, noted for their sex appeal. The term was first used in the mid 1950s in relation to the popularity of certain Hollywood stars, especially Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte...
- Human sexualityHuman sexualityHuman sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
- EroticismEroticismEroticism is generally understood to refer to a state of sexual arousal or anticipation of such – an insistent sexual impulse, desire, or pattern of thoughts, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality and romantic love...
- Sex RougeSex RougeThe Sex Rouge is a mountain situated in the Diablerets massif in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The summit is connected from the Col du Pillon by a cable car operated by Glacier 3000.-External links:*...
, a mountain in Switzerland - GenderGenderGender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
, the distinction between the male and female sex - Sexuality (disambiguation)