"Sex Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The number of males per 100 females.
| Descriptor ID |
D012744
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.815 I01.240.800.815 N01.224.803.815 N06.850.505.400.850.815
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Ratio- Sex Ratio
- Ratio, Sex
- Ratios, Sex
- Sex Ratios
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Ratio" by people in Profiles.
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Observable variations in human sex ratio at birth. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021 12; 17(12):e1009586.
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A comparative study of litter size and sex composition in a large dataset of callitrichine monkeys. Am J Primatol. 2019 09; 81(9):e23038.
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Sexual antagonism and the instability of environmental sex determination. Nat Ecol Evol. 2018 02; 2(2):343-351.
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A father effect explains sex-ratio bias. Proc Biol Sci. 2017 Aug 30; 284(1861).
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Zygote injection of CRISPR/Cas9 RNA successfully modifies the target gene without delaying blastocyst development or altering the sex ratio in pigs. Transgenic Res. 2017 Feb; 26(1):97-107.
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The Trivers-Willard hypothesis: sex ratio or investment? Proc Biol Sci. 2016 05 11; 283(1830).
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Adult sex ratio, sexual dimorphism and sexual selection in a Mesozoic reptile. Proc Biol Sci. 2015 Sep 22; 282(1815).
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Ophthalmic malpractice and physician gender: a claims data analysis (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis). Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2014; 112:38-49.
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Evidence of primary aldosteronism in a predominantly female cohort of normotensive individuals: a very high odds ratio for progression into arterial hypertension. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Apr; 98(4):1409-16.
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Sex ratio bias in managed populations of hylobatids. Folia Primatol (Basel). 2011; 82(4-5):224-35.