Meaning and Definition of Hermaphrodite

Definition of hermaphrodite

Throughout the term hermaphrodite refers to that animal that brings itself to the two sexes, female and male.
In the case of plants, will discuss Hermaphroditism when flower meets Stamen and pistil. And in the chaos of human beings, it is said that an individual is a hermaphrodite when it meets the traits of the two sexes, especially if it has both reproductive organs, both totally or partially.
Meanwhile, this situation or biological state it is known as Hermaphroditism.
When a living being, as mentioned above, plant, animal, human, has male and female sexual devices either a mixed unit and is capable of producing male and female gametes simultaneously said that such a being is a hermaphrodite.
Although hermaphrodites produce both types of gametes, it is very difficult to occur if fertilization themselves, with this we mean to impregnate they will need Yes or if the help of other congener.
For example, in the case of the plants, although flowers possess both sexes, the maturation of gametes occurs at different times, then, unfailingly a cross-pollination is required to carry out fertilization.
This is as we said common in flowering plants and some animals such as snails and earthworms.
On the other hand, Hermaphroditism is a situation that can also be found among the fish, even the question goes far beyond and can these change of sex even having started its life with sex and having fathered several times.
Hermaphroditism I considered as an indication of reproduction more primitive than the unisexualidad, which is shown by the frequency in which this State manifests between lower organisms.