LuciferandSonsPLLC t1_j6ks37y wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:50 AM Reply to ELI5: Why do so many fruits have seedless varieties but the apple and cherry do not? by JanaCinnamon What are seeds? They are the babies of the plant. What is fruit? It's how the plant disperses its seeds. What is a seedless fruit plant? Sterile. It can't distribute its babies. How do you make more seedless fruit plants? You clone them. What is the disadvantage of clones? They don't change. What happens to plants that don't change? Something that does change evolves to exploit them. Yes, all naval orange plants are clones. Permalink 8
LuciferandSonsPLLC t1_j6ks37y wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why do so many fruits have seedless varieties but the apple and cherry do not? by JanaCinnamon
What are seeds? They are the babies of the plant.
What is fruit? It's how the plant disperses its seeds.
What is a seedless fruit plant? Sterile. It can't distribute its babies.
How do you make more seedless fruit plants? You clone them.
What is the disadvantage of clones? They don't change.
What happens to plants that don't change? Something that does change evolves to exploit them.
Yes, all naval orange plants are clones.