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These Japanese algae have three sexes. If two sexes were enough to reproduce, why did they evolve the third sex? Find out the secrets that scientists revealed hidden in the sex chromosomes.

Press release: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/info/8477/

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

Guest: Kohei Takahashi

http://www.bs.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~tayousei/research.html

Music: Incompetech

Sound effects: Zapsplat and Pixabay

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