Re:Algae with three sexes that mate in pairs identified in J...
by chiefalchemist on Thursday March 10, 2022 @02:17PM
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Actually. No.
You need two differnt "widgets" to tango, not three.
Unless you say Sex A and Sex B together is a third sex Sex A+B. But that would only make sense if A+Bs were unique in the sense that they can only mate with other A+Bs. Then A+B would be a third sex. That's not the case, is it?
You need two differnt "widgets" to tango, not three.
Unless you say Sex A and Sex B together is a third sex Sex A+B. But that would only make sense if A+Bs were unique in the sense that they can only mate with other A+Bs. Then A+B would be a third sex. That's not the case, is it?
Put another way, sex is a property, not a class.