These are sexes.
There are two. They are called ‘female’ and ‘male’, and those words refer large (eggs, ovules) or small (sperm, pollen) gametes, respectively.
There are two. They are called ‘female’ and ‘male’, and those words refer large (eggs, ovules) or small (sperm, pollen) gametes, respectively.
These are body plans.
There are many ways the two sexes are organised in individuals, separately or together, immutable or not, time-dependent.
There are many ways the two sexes are organised in individuals, separately or together, immutable or not, time-dependent.
These are (a small set of examples of) sexual systems.
There are many ways the various body plans are organised in species.
There are many ways the various body plans are organised in species.
Nature is clever. It takes basic building blocks and generate a huge diversity.
Look what can be achieved with just two sexes (and honestly, once you get to plants, it’s absolutely insane).
It’s not a limit on life, it’s the basis of beauty.
Look what can be achieved with just two sexes (and honestly, once you get to plants, it’s absolutely insane).
It’s not a limit on life, it’s the basis of beauty.
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