How did gourds evolve to be so weird? Biologists think they know why

Pumpkins and melons have incredible diversity, and can weigh one pound or 1,000. What's their genetic secret?

https://www.salon.com/2022/11/19/how-did-gourds-evolve-to-be-so-weird-biologists-think-they-know-why/

"While archaeologists cannot determine with certainty the extent to which past human civilizations unwittingly altered gourd genetics for their own purposes, it is plausible to suspect this happened quite a bit."

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