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[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 95 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To save you a search:

It has a tetrapolar mating system with each cell containing two mating-type loci (called A and B) that govern different aspects of the mating process, leading to 4 possible phenotypes after cell fusion. Each locus codes for a mating type sublocus (α or β) and each type is multi-allelic: the A locus has 9 alleles for the α type and an estimated 32 for its β type, and the B locus has 9 alleles each for both its α and β types. When combined this gives an estimated 9 × 32 × 9 × 9 = 23328 potential mating type specificities. This does not mean all different mating types are compatible with one another, because compatibility between haploid individuals exists only when for both the A and the B mating-type locus at least the α or β are different. Strains are thus compatible with ( 1 − 1/ (9 × 32) ) × ( 1 − 1/ (9 × 9) ) ≈ 0.984 = 98.4 % of the population.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophyllum_commune#Mating

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 52 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Imagine how much easier dating would be if you’re default compatible with over 98% of the population. Making me jealous.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m just not into the A locus though

[–] idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago

All 288 variations? Problematic.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And it's wasted on plants, who just spread their cum around the whole damn planet and make me sneeze.

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

These aren't plants? Are there even plants with mating types?

[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Most plants are both genders, they produce male and female parts.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, I started writing something about that but then I figured it detracted from "fungi are not plants".