title: Sex Determination: Separate Sexes Are a Double Turnoff in Melons.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Wen-Juan
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: john.pannell@unil.ch.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pannell
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D019662:Cucurbitaceae / Q000254:growth & development*; D035264:Flowers / Q000254:growth & development*; D008190:Lyases / Q000502:physiology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D019849:Sex Determination Processes / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D008190:Lyases