Sex Determination: Separate Sexes Are a Double Turnoff in Melons

Wen-Juan Ma; John R Pannell

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.026

Sex Determination: Separate Sexes Are a Double Turnoff in Melons

Curr Biol. 2016 Feb 22;26(4):R171-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.026.

Authors

Wen-Juan Ma¹, John R Pannell²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: john.pannell@unil.ch.

PMID: 26906490
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.026

Abstract

Flowers with only one sexual function typically result from the developmental suppression of the other. A recent study that shows how this is achieved has important implications for models of the evolution of separate sexes in plants.

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MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Cucurbitaceae / growth & development*
Flowers / growth & development*
Lyases / physiology*
Plant Proteins / physiology*
Sex Determination Processes / genetics*

Substances

Plant Proteins
Lyases