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Check out those melons (5/29/10)

Watermelon breeders cross a diploid plant (2 sets of chromosomes) with a tetraploid plant (4 sets of chromosomes) to get a triploid plant (3 sets).  This seed grows fruits that rarely develop seeds.   Enter the seedless watermelon!  I have seen some pretty raunchy videos of watermelons breeding.  It’s not for the faint of heart.

12:00 am, BY smartestyear


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