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To paraphrase TFA's title, "human beings are the sex organs of the human genome". To borrow the terminology used for plants and algae, we are the diploid sporo
by mirimir 7y ago
To paraphrase TFA's title, "human beings are the sex organs of the human genome".
To borrow the terminology used for plants and algae, we are the diploid sporophyte phase. And our gonads are the haploid gametophyte phase, which trigger development of sex organs. That is, flowers.
- ultimape 7y agoPlants use external sex organs (bees, ants, crickets, wasps, bats) to mate. https://blogs.cornell.edu/moreaulab/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Nelsen_et_al._PNAS_2018.pdf https://blogs.cornell.edu/moreaulab/wp-content/uploads/2018/... I'm about to go fondle some flowers to ensure they pollinate correctly.