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minus-squareT156@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoIf we put aside humans for a moment, some species of animal have more than binary sexes. Some species of mushroom have thousands, for example.
minus-squarepowerstruggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·3 days agoThose actually aren’t sexes, those are mating types. The difference is that all of their gametes are approximately the same size, i.e. isogamy.
If we put aside humans for a moment, some species of animal have more than binary sexes. Some species of mushroom have thousands, for example.
Those actually aren’t sexes, those are mating types. The difference is that all of their gametes are approximately the same size, i.e. isogamy.