Tuesday, December 17, 2013

What's Over 400 Years Old and Never Had Sex?

A Non-Cultivated Banana With Seeds

No points for guessing: the Banana.  The modern banana was created by cross fertilizing two different species of banana which were both inedible.  One species was full of seeds and the other was too bitter to eat.  The resultant mule (or hybrid) has never been propagated from seed.

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