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- noun biology the state of having both
male andfemale sexorgans ;hermaphrodism . - noun botany the state of having
pistils andstamens on separate flowers of the sameplant .
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In melon, we recently showed that the transition from monoecy to andromonoecy result from a mutation in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase (ACS) gene,
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Adnane Boualem et al. 2009
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In angiosperms, sex determination results in the formation of separate male and female flowers on either the same (monoecy), or different individuals (dioecy).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Adnane Boualem et al. 2009
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