Question
In cucurbitaceous crops, which sex form is considered primitive and represents the ancestral sexual condition?
Solution
Hermaphroditism is considered the ancestral (primitive) sex form in cucurbits. Over time, more specialized forms like monoecy and dioecy evolved.
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