protandry

protandry
a) The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
b) The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.

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  • protandry — protandry. См. протерандрия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • protandry — protandrija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Biologinis reiškinys, kai augalo žiedo dulkinės subręsta anksčiau nei purka, kai kurių gyvūnų (hermafroditų) ir sporinių augalų vyriškieji lyties organai subręsta anksčiau negu… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • protandry — protandrija statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Reiškinys, kai žiedo dulkinės subręsta anksčiau, negu purka gali priimti žiedadulkes. atitikmenys: angl. protandry; proterandry rus. протандрия; протерандрия ryšiai: sinonimas –… …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • protandry — drē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot + andry 1. : a state in hermaphroditic systems that is characterized by the development of male organs or maturation of their products before the appearance of the corresponding… …   Useful english dictionary

  • protandry — (adjective protandrous)) sequential hermaphroditism where the fish functions first as a male and then as a female …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • protandry — n. [Gr. protos, first; aner, male] 1. Maturation of the male gonads, then of the female organs, within a hermaphroditic individual. 2. Males appear earlier in the season than females. protandrism n; see protogyny …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • protandry — See protandrous. * * * …   Universalium

  • protandry — prot·an·dry …   English syllables

  • protandry — /proʊˈtændri/ (say proh tandree) noun (in a hermaphrodite animal or plant) a condition in which the development and maturation of the male organs takes place before that of the female organs. {prot + Greek andria manliness} –protandrous,… …  

  • protandry —   n. development of male organs before female to avoid self fertilization.    ♦ protandric,    ♦ protandrous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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