FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term sex differentiation ID (Ontology) GO:0007548 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The establishment of the sex of an organism by physical differentiation.
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     involved_in | sex differentiation
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reproductive process___
developmental process__|
                       developmental process involved in reproduction
                        |__sex differentiation  110 rec.
                            |__development of animal secondary sexual characteristics
                            |   |__development of animal secondary female sexual characteristics(+)
                            |   |__development of animal secondary male sexual characteristics
                            |__development of primary sexual characteristics 61 rec.
                            |   |__development of primary female sexual characteristics(+) 12 rec.
                            |   |__development of primary male sexual characteristics(+) 9 rec.
                            |   |__gonad development(+) 61 rec.
                            |__female sex differentiation 24 rec.
                            |   |__development of animal secondary female sexual characteristics(+)
                            |   |__development of primary female sexual characteristics(+) 12 rec.
                            |   |__female genitalia development(+) 8 rec.
                            |   |__female pigmentation(+) 1 rec.
                            |__genital disc sexually dimorphic development 5 rec.
                            |__genitalia development 33 rec.
                            |   |__female genitalia development(+) 8 rec.
                            |   |__genitalia morphogenesis(+) 21 rec.
                            |   |__imaginal disc-derived genitalia development(+) 27 rec.
                            |   |__male genitalia development(+) 23 rec.
                            |__male sex differentiation 32 rec.
                            |   |__development of animal secondary male sexual characteristics
                            |   |__development of primary male sexual characteristics(+) 9 rec.
                            |   |__male anatomical structure morphogenesis(+) 19 rec.
                            |   |__male genitalia development(+) 23 rec.
                            |   |__male pigmentation(+) 2 rec.
                            |   |__Mullerian duct regression
                            |__sex-specific pigmentation 4 rec.
                                |__female pigmentation(+) 1 rec.
                                |__male pigmentation(+) 2 rec.
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Wikipedia:Sexual_differentiation