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Schizophyllum commune, known as the splitgill mushroom, has over 23,000 sexes. Two individuals are sexually compatible based on genes at two sites in their genome. If a pair has matching genes at either location, the pair is not sexually compatible.
Schizophyllum commune, known as the splitgill mushroom, has over 23,000 sexes. Two individuals are sexually compatible based on genes at two sites in their genome. If a pair has matching genes at either location, the pair is not sexually compatible.
Is there any possibility that humans could be similar given that not every couple can have children naturally?
Schizophyllum commune, known as the splitgill mushroom, has over 23,000 sexes. Two individuals are sexually compatible based on genes at two sites in their genome. If a pair has matching genes at either location, the pair is not sexually compatible.
I can't help but think that this complex system has to have evolved to very precisely control inbreeding rates.
Schizophyllum commune, known as the splitgill mushroom, has over 23,000 sexes. Two individuals are sexually compatible based on genes at two sites in their genome. If a pair has matching genes at either location, the pair is not sexually compatible.
Maybe a HyperLogLog (HLL) data structure would be useful to store all of those options.
Schizophyllum commune, known as the splitgill mushroom, has over 23,000 sexes. Two individuals are sexually compatible based on genes at two sites in their genome. If a pair has matching genes at either location, the pair is not sexually compatible.
So just adding more about it, it seems that the sex consists of 4 parts, A-alpha, A-beta, B-alpha, B-beta. To be compatible it has to have differences in (A-alpha OR A-beta) AND (B-Alpha OR B-beta). I can't help but think that this complex system has to have evolved to very precisely control inbreeding rates.
That makes mechanisms to reduce inbreeding even more important.
So those aren't a third sex, it's individuals with both male and female reproductive cells.
So those aren't a third sex, it's individuals with both male and female reproductive cells.
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I can't get past the mental visualisation of the gender drop-down list on the registration. Or the "seeking" list.
A list would only work if selection is limited. A better UI decision would either be a “sex cloud” akin to a word cloud, or the bubble UI that Apple Music uses to identify your preferred genres.
There's also fungi with a fuck ton of genders, excuse the pun.
So those aren't a third sex, it's individuals with both male and female reproductive cells.