Male

A male (♂) organism is the physiological sex that produces sperm. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Most male mammals, including male humans, have a Y chromosome, which codes for the production of larger amounts of testosterone to develop male reproductive organs.

Not all species share a common sex-determination system. In most animals, including humans, sex is determined genetically, but in some species it can be determined due to social, environmental or other factors. For example, Cymothoa exigua changes sex depending on the number of females present in the vicinity.

Overview

The existence of two sexes seems to have been selected independently across different evolutionary lineages (see convergent evolution). The repeated pattern is sexual reproduction in isogamous species with two or more mating types with gametes of identical form and behavior (but different at the molecular level) to anisogamous species with gametes of male and female types to oogamous species in which the female gamete is very much larger than the male and has no ability to move. There is a good argument that this pattern was driven by the physical constraints on the mechanisms by which two gametes get together as required for sexual reproduction.

MaleÄ?

MaleÄ? is a village and municipality (obec) in HavlíÄ?kův Brod District in the VysoÄ?ina Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 12.09 square kilometres (4.67 sq mi), and has a population of 721 (as at 28 August 2006).

MaleÄ? lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of HavlíÄ?kův Brod, 42 km (26 mi) north of Jihlava, and 97 km (60 mi) east of Prague.

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Plant reproductive morphology

Plant reproductive morphology is concerned with the physical form and structure (the morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction.

Among all living organisms, flowers, which are the reproductive structures of angiosperms, are the most varied physically and show a correspondingly great diversity in methods of reproduction. Plants that are not flowering plants (green algae, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, ferns and gymnosperms such as conifers) also have complex interplays between morphological adaptation and environmental factors in their sexual reproduction. The breeding system, or how the sperm from one plant fertilizes the ovum of another, depends on the reproductive morphology, and is the single most important determinant of the genetic structure of nonclonal plant populations. Christian Konrad Sprengel (1793) studied the reproduction of flowering plants and for the first time it was understood that the pollination process involved both biotic and abiotic interactions. Charles Darwin's theories of natural selection utilized this work to build his theory of evolution, which includes analysis of the coevolution of flowers and their insect pollinators.

Male (film)

Male (Kannada: ಮಳೆ) meaning rain, is a 2015 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed by Tejas and produced by R. Chandru under his home banner. The film stars Prem Kumar and Amulya in the lead roles. Most of the filming took place at Bangalore and Sakleshpur localities. The film is released on 7 August 2015.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music for the film and soundtracks were composed by Jassie Gift. The soundtrack album consists of 6 tracks and was leaked on the internet prior to the release.

Release

After several times of postponement, the film was reported to be finally releasing on 7 August 2015. The film's producer and distributor, RS Productions' Srinivas announced the film would release on the first week of August.

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Male (Natalie Imbruglia album)

Male is the fifth studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia released by Portrait on 31 July 2015. It was released in Europe on 21 August 2015.

It is Imbruglia's first album in six years. The album features the singer covering tracks made famous by male-led acts, hence the title Male.

Critical reception

Male received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on four reviews by critics.

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Charts

Release history

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Male (woreda)

Male is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Maale people who are living at this woreda. Part of the Debub Omo Zone, Male is bordered on the south by Bena Tsemay, on the west by Bako Gazer, on the north by the Basketo special woreda and Gelila, on the north and east by the Gamo Gofa Zone, and on the southeast by Dirashe special woreda. Male was separated from Bako Gazer woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 84,693, of whom 42,871 are men and 41,822 women; 914 or 1.08% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practiced traditional beliefs, with 68.84% of the population reporting that belief, 19.01% were Protestants, and 3.89% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

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