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Re:Algae with three sexes that mate in pairs identified in J... by empthought on Thursday March 10, 2022 @04:08PM (#30632455)
No, they're isogamous and have no sexes. They do have mating types.
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Re:Algae with three sexes that mate in pairs identified in J... by lliamander on Thursday March 10, 2022 @06:46PM (#30634222)
Ah, that makes sense as well. But the idea of thousands of sexes seemed suspect to me.
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