In what sense do (some?) fungi species have so many sexes? What does having A particular sex as oppose to another mean for a fungi and how are there so many of them?

Question

In what sense do (some?) fungi species have so many sexes? What does having A particular sex as oppose to another mean for a fungi and how are there so many of them?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Number of sexes is not important. What matters is that any sexual system forces genetic re-assortments.