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The Asari are an all-female alien species in Mass Effect. Some people even think they’re hot.. you know because of the sex scene. Anyways, I’ve always wondered how an all-female alien species could reproduce, especially since they are sexual (not asexual).

So I started looking around on the internet and found this response:

Although Asari have one gender, they are not asexual. An Asari provides two copies of her own genes to her offspring. The second set is altered in a unique process called melding. During melding, an Asari consciously attunes her nervous system to her partner’s, sending and receiving electrical impulses directly through the skin. Effectively, the Asari and her partner briefly become one unified nervous system. The partner can be another Asari, or an alien of any gender. However, since the Asari began encountering other sentient species, non-Asari mates have become preferred for the diversity they provide. This unique means of reproduction is the reason Asari are talented biotics. Their evolved ability to consciously control nerve impulses is very similar to biotic training.

Pretty crazy huh? Imagine if Humans were like that too.

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