Re:Algae with three sexes that mate in pairs identified in J...
by empthought on Thursday March 10, 2022 @04:08PM
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No, they're isogamous and have no sexes. They do have mating types.
Re:Algae with three sexes that mate in pairs identified in J...
by lliamander on Thursday March 10, 2022 @06:46PM
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Ah, that makes sense as well. But the idea of thousands of sexes seemed suspect to me.
I would expect that in this case the mushroom still only has two types of gametes, and hence only two sexes. There's just an added bit of complexity determining whether a particular pair of gametes can produce a new organism.