Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoFear their powerlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down111
arrow-up1491arrow-down1imageFear their powerlemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squarepowerstruggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·3 months agoNot quite - mating types aren’t sex (though the post confuses them). Their gametes are the same size (isogamy), so it’s called mating types. Humans have gametes of different sizes, so we have sexes.
Not quite - mating types aren’t sex (though the post confuses them). Their gametes are the same size (isogamy), so it’s called mating types. Humans have gametes of different sizes, so we have sexes.