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I heard sex exists to reshuffle genes to make it difficult for parasites

• __MatrixMan__ 3y ago
  I guess if your offspring has an entirely different body plan than you and it's only their offspring that resembles you then it would take a very clever parasite indeed to complete the cycle and follow the germ line across both transitions.
  • a_gnostic 3y ago
    Parasites will often suppress the host's immune system. Reshuffling immune attack vectors should suffice.