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Old 26-04-2003, 01:30 PM
mel turner
 
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[whiteMemphis] wrote...

I don't understand how a fruit tree, say an apple might end up getting
pollinated by as many different types of apple trees in the area close
enough for bee travel or wind and yet all the apples will be the same, even
with all the possible different types of pollen that could have been
involved in fertilization. I suppose I should have concentrated more in
botany class.

The fruit tissue is all part of the mother plant. Why would
it be affected by the pollen parent? [Except that in some cases
compatible crosses may be required for the fruit to set at all.]

The only parts that should be affected by the genetics of the
pollen parent would be the embryos [and endosperm] inside the
seeds.

Plant the seeds and grow another generation of fruiting trees
and you'll see the effects of the genetic crossing as shown in
the fruits [and that's how new varieties are found].

cheers

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