A hermaphrodite is an organism with both male and female reproductive organs. Many plants are hermaphrodites, and Darwin studied them to better understand reproduction.
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Hermaphrodite Term Timeline in The Origin of Species
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Chapter 4
...an individual of each sex is required to produce offspring. Even in the case of hermaphrodites, Darwin noted that reproduction in animals usually involved two individuals that pair (although there remain...
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