Concept in Definition ABC

The term female is used to designate those beings that belong to the gender female and therefore have the XX chromosome pair unlike males, which have the XY. In these chromosomes lies the information genetics in order to decide sex, anatomy and other gender-specific elements. In the case of the human being, the term female is not so widely used but the concept of woman or feminine is used especially, thus leaving female reserved for the rest of the animals.

Females are the most delicate and weak beings in comparison with the males that tend to be stockier and stronger. In general, although there are exceptions to this idea, females or women show smaller and more delicate anatomical shapes that also have to do with with the social function that they must fulfill naturally: that of taking care of the young, while the male must be strong to get food and protect its family. However, in some animal species, such as big cats, the females are in charge of the family and are also in charge of getting food.

Females, unlike what happens with males, have internal reproductive organs, that is, they are not visible. At the same time, the female reproductive system is more complex than the male because it is also within these organisms where the embryo that will give birth to a new life. The females, therefore, are the only ones, of both sexes, that can become pregnant or pregnant. Depending on the animal and the particular characteristics of the species, the gestation period can clearly vary in its duration, some reaching just a few months and others almost two years. Hence the particular and unique relationship that the female establishes with her offspring.