Greetings from a Triparental Planet

Gizem Bacaksizlar, Stefani Crabtree, Joshua Garland, Natalie Grefenstette, Albert Kao, David Kinney, Artemy Kolchinsky, Tyler Marghetis, Michael Price, Maria Riolo, Hajime Shimao, Ashley Teufel, Tamara van der Does and Vicky Chuqiao Yang
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Gizem Bacaksizlar: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Stefani Crabtree: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Joshua Garland: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Natalie Grefenstette: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Albert Kao: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
David Kinney: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Artemy Kolchinsky: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Tyler Marghetis: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Michael Price: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Maria Riolo: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Hajime Shimao: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Ashley Teufel: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Tamara van der Does: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs
Vicky Chuqiao Yang: Santa Fe Institute Postdocs

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Abstract: In this work of speculative science, scientists from a distant star system explain the emergence and consequences of triparentalism, when three individuals are required for sexual reproduction, which is the standard form of mating on their home world. The report details the evolution of their reproductive system--that is, the conditions under which triparentalism and three self-avoiding mating types emerged as advantageous strategies for sexual reproduction. It also provides an overview of the biological consequences of triparental reproduction with three mating types, including the genetic mechanisms of triparental reproduction, asymmetries between the three mating types, and infection dynamics arising from their different mode of sexual reproduction. The report finishes by discussing how central aspects of their society, such as short-lasting unions among individuals and the rise of a monoculture, might have arisen as a result of their triparental system.

Date: 2020-11
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