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The bill defines a female as someone whose reproductive system produces ova, and a male as someone whose reproductive system can fertilize ova.
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Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
But even so, most bodily systems overlap extensively across large (ova) and small (sperm) gamete producers, and the patterns of physiology and behavior in relation to birth and care of offspring are not universal across species.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
For example, in many mammal species, ova producers do most of the infant care.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
But even so, most bodily systems overlap extensively across large (ova) and small (sperm) gamete producers, and the patterns of physiology and behavior in relation to birth and care of offspring are not universal across species.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
For example, in many mammal species, ova producers do most of the infant care.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
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