Tree of Sex
treeofsex.bsky.social
A consortium on the quest of understanding the diversity and evolution of reproduction https://treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk/
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“What if, when both animals and plants are sexed, “sex” becomes a wholly other thing?” -Sandford (2022) Definitions of sex are models with their own strengths and limitations. Engaging with their influence on research is an opportunity to confront biases and consider alternate possibilities.
Show PostBuilding connections across components of sex allows for more nuanced evolutionary research like comparing the specific influence of sex on genetic diversity, genome architecture and phenotypic variation or how traits like sexual systems and sex determination interact to influence each other
Show PostBreaking apart the idea of a singular sex can be useful to identify points of disagreement. For example, definitions of sexual selection have differing conceptions of sex ranging from strictly gametic access to including other traits that influence available reproductive resources
Show PostWe use the metaphor of a labyrinth to illustrate how engaging in an active process of considering the meaning of sex can untangle the different components contributing to any particular use of sex which can be helpful for navigating comparisons in the evolution of reproductive traits across species
Show PostWe look at the different uses of gender in science and society and suggest that different concepts of gender represent parallel solutions to the limitations of available sex language to describe the nuances of properties or experiences of individuals that scholars and activists want to describe
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