male

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There are several forms of hair loss, the most common being androgenetic alopecia, or male- or female-pattern hair loss.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Most of the relevant statues were written 75 years ago for a male-, union- and manufacturing-dominated workforce that no longer exists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The dsx primary RNA thus produces female-specific mRNA and male- specific mRNA, both of which encode functional Dsx proteins, DsxF and DsxM, respectively.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Dr James Turner, from the Francis Crick Institute in London, has identified 25,000 research papers published in the past five years, around 25,000 papers that required male- or female-only mice.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2021

The nucleus of the tube-cell has meanwhile passed into the tube, as does also the generative nucleus which divides to form two male- or sperm-cells.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various