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malesterile

Malesterile is a neologism used to describe a condition or state in which male fertility is reduced or absent in an individual or population. It is not a formal clinical diagnosis in human medicine, and its usage appears mainly in speculative biology, fiction, or theoretical discussions of population dynamics. The term blends mal- (bad) with sterility and is often taken to signify a broader disruption of male reproductive capability rather than a single defined disease.

In real-world biology, instances of male sterility exist, particularly in plants where it is exploited to produce

Implications of malesterile, if used in a theoretical sense, include altered mating dynamics, changes in gene

See also: male sterility, sterile insect technique, hybrid seed production. Note that malesterile is not a standardized

hybrids,
and
in
some
animals
due
to
genetic,
chromosomal,
or
hormonal
factors.
In
discussions
of
malesterile,
these
mechanisms
are
cited
conceptually
and
may
include
disruptions
to
spermatogenesis,
abnormalities
of
the
reproductive
tract,
or
cytoplasmic
inheritance.
Some
writers
also
invoke
malesterile
in
models
of
population
control,
such
as
sterile-insect
techniques,
or
in
speculative
scenarios
of
speciation
and
mating
system
evolution.
flow,
and
potential
effects
on
population
viability.
In
agricultural
contexts,
concepts
akin
to
malesterile
relate
to
the
use
of
male-sterile
lines
to
produce
hybrids,
which
is
a
well-established
practice
separate
from
any
use
of
the
term
itself.
clinical
term;
definitions
and
scope
vary
by
author.