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Genetic Clues from Sex Switching Melons Friday, August 08, 2008 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Biology   
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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. Scientists from several French institutions, led by Abdel Bendahmane of the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), isolated the melon sex determination gene and determined its function. (source: nyu.edu)
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