对于高等生物而言,有性生殖是一个非常重要的特征,因此性别决定对于它们具有特别重要的意义,一般有雄性和雌性(对于人类,一般称为男性和女性)两种性别。性别决定,首先依赖于生物体内染色体(主要是性染色体)的完整性,随后在性器官发育过程中,还需要有基因和激素的共同作用,其中 Sexual reproduction is a very important trait for higher organisms and therefore gender determinations are of particular importance to them. There are generally two genders, males and females (in general, males and females). Sex decisions depend first and foremost on the integrity of the chromosomes in the organism (mainly sex chromosomes), followed by the combined effects of genes and hormones during sexual organ development