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Gynandromorphism
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<p>Gynandromorphism is the phenomenon that occurs when an individual organism possesses both <a href="/facts/Male/EWYjAu71">male</a> and <a href="/facts/Female/hk4wM9y1">female</a> <a href="/facts/Phenotype/vxWXKGLj">phenotypes</a> due to <a href="/facts/Chimera_(genetics)/xs4NDyLP">genetic chimera</a> of <a href="/facts/Sex_chromosome/PGYGkTQM">sex chromosomes</a> in cells across the body and is most easily recognized in <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> that display <a href="/facts/Sexual_dimorphism/nx9wulFy">sexual dimorphism</a>. An individual who displays this characteristic is called a gynandromorph. The term comes from the Greek γυνή (<i>gynē</i>) 'female', ἀνήρ (<i>anēr</i>) 'male', and μορφή (<i>morphē</i>) 'form', and is most commonly documented the field of <a href="/facts/Entomology/zTtUNTWm">entomology</a>. The definition of “gynandromorphism” is distinct from both <a href="/facts/Intersex/r8JC6taq">intersexuality</a> and <a href="/facts/Hermaphrodite/C4aYIk4n">hermaphroditism</a>, although they are sometimes used interchangeably. </p>