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Sex Codes

NUMERIC
CODE
ALPHA
ABBREVIATION
DEFINITION
0 U Unknown
4 M Male
5 F Female
6*
Male, but sex not indicated on banding schedule. Sex determined at a subsequent encounter.
7*
Female, but sex not indicated on banding schedule. Sex determined at a subsequent encounter.

* banders should not use codes 6 and 7 or the biological symbols for male and female when completing a banding schedule.

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