[1] the condition occurs in most dioecious species, which consist of most animals and some plants. Abstract human sexual dimorphism has been widely misunderstood A large literature has underestimated the effect of differences in body composition and the role of male contest competition for mates It is often assumed that sexually dimorphic traits reflect a history of sexual selection, but natural selection frequently builds different phenotypes in males and females Sexual dimorphism is defined as the differences between male and female organisms biologically within the same species When scientists refer to sexual dimorphism in humans, they are talking about traits like overall body size, shape and fat distribution, skeletal differences, muscle development, height, and the presence or absence of body hair.
Explore sexual dimorphism in humans, highlighting biological differences like height and body shape, and their impact on health, behavior, and social dynamics. Sexual dimorphism, the differences between males and females of the same species, such as in color, shape, size, and structure, that are caused by the inheritance of one or the other sexual pattern in the genetic material Learn more about sexual dimorphism in this article. The evolutionary pressures that produce sexual dimorphism vary, but among primates, the most common correlate to body size sexual dimorphism is group structure Primate species can organize their social hierarchies in many different ways, usually contingent on mate access Large male gorilla with smaller females and juveniles.
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