A gene for sexual switching in melons provides clues to the evolution of sex

Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 13:28 in Biology & Nature

A newly discovered function for a hormone in melons suggests it plays a role in how sexual systems evolve in plants. The study, conducted by French and American scientists, appears in the latest issue of the journal Science.

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