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PRE-SELECAO SEXO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gender preselection
1, record 1, English, gender%20preselection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sex preselection 2, record 1, English, sex%20preselection
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Choosing the sex of a child prior to conception. 3, record 1, English, - gender%20preselection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- présélection du sexe
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9s%C3%A9lection%20du%20sexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recours, avant la conception, à des techniques permettant d'accroître la probabilité d'avoir un bébé du sexe souhaité. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9s%C3%A9lection%20du%20sexe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- preselección de sexo
1, record 1, Spanish, preselecci%C3%B3n%20de%20sexo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elección del sexo de un ser humano, antes de la concepción, a través del uso de métodos especializados para ello. 2, record 1, Spanish, - preselecci%C3%B3n%20de%20sexo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El interés en los métodos de desarrollo para la preselección de sexo, crece cíclicamente por factores económicos, culturales y personales [...] el deseo de tener un hijo de un sexo o de otro ha surgido de la formulación de numerosas teorías y recetas para la selección de sexo a través de las épocas [...] Los métodos de preselección de sexo pueden ser divididos en dos grupos: [...] métodos en vivo designados para producir condiciones óptimas para fertilización por el esperma que lleva Y o X, o los métodos de separación de esperma in vitro designados para separar los espermatozoides que llevan X or Y. 3, record 1, Spanish, - preselecci%C3%B3n%20de%20sexo
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