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The most widely eaten variety of banana, the Cavendish, does not have seeds. It is a mutant which is cultivated precisely because people prefer not to have seeds in their bananas (just as they like seedless grapes, watermelons, etc.). However, bananas with seeds do exist. All fruit originally have seeds, because that is the evolutionary purpose of fruit, to get animals to disperse the seeds of the plant. Fruit are not going to evolve unless they serve some purpose for the plants upon which the fruit grows. However, you can get a seedless mutation, and since we humans like the seedless fruit, we cultivate it.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoBananas do infact have seeds, they normally fail to mature and can be seen as the small dark soft specks towards the centre of the fruit. I seem to remember that only 1 fruit in 100,000 will be fertilised and the seeds reach maturity
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∙ 13y agoBananas do have seeds. If you cut a banana in half and look at it you will see tiny specks. Those are the seeds.
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∙ 11y agoThe banana does have seeds, as you will notice, in its centre. They are very small, but still there.
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Is a banana a hybrid?
There are some banana plants that actually are hybrids. The bananas that are hybrids are seedless and considered to be dessert bananas and are often used in cooking desserts.
Can you get an apple with no pips?
No you can not I have never eaten an apple with no pips, but a mutation is always possible. That is why we have seedless bananas, seedless watermelons, and seedless grapes. If a seedless variety should happen to be found or bred, it will then be cultivated for its commercial appeal. Of course, it has to taste good, too. Seeds aren't everything.
What is the difference between wild bananas and the ones you buy?
Wild Bananas have huge seeds in them - they are considered non edible. Commercial Bananas are either seedless or have small seeds in them and they are sterile (Cannot reproduce)
Why are bananas shaped the way they are?
Bananas are that way shaped because they are a cultivar bred for size and seedless fruit. Wild bananas are difficult to peel, have many seeds, and were not readily edible unless cooked.
Why do bannan's have tiny seeds?
Bananas in the wild actually have lots of seeds throughout the flesh that are, maybe, pea-sized or pepper corn-sized. They are also short and fat and really don't look like cultivated bananas. The bananas we eat are cultivated from a species of wild banana to be larger and seedless, just like a seedless watermelon.
How can a banana be reproduced without a seed?
Bananas have seeds; however the "seedless," cultivated variety are propagated from a rhizome.
Which fruit does not contain seed?
Seedless - * oranges * mandarins * watermelons * grapes * persimmons * cucumbers * eggplant * bananas Reall easy bannanas , seedless grapes and some pple buy seedless watermelon
Is a banana and seedless grapes a fruit or vegetable?
Both bananas and grapes are berries, a type of fruit.
What Fruit can hamsters eat do not tell you about the herb?
Hamster can have the following: Apple (seedless) Bananas Black Berries Blue Berries Cherries (Remove stone) Cranberries Figs Grapes (seedless) Kiwi Fruit Loganberries Mango Melon Peach (Remove stone) Pear (seedless) Plums (Remove stone) Raspberries Starfruit Strawberries Watermelon (seedless)
Are there any fruits that have no seeds?
yes. seedles grapes Bananas are seedless also. The little black bits inside them are not actually seeds.
How does a seedless banana develop?
bananas do in fact seed, they are very seldom fertile or fertilised. the small, immature seed can be seen towards the centre of the fruit as small dark specks. bananas are normally propagated vegetatively
Is a banana edible?
No. Wild bananas have seeds and there is almost no pulp to eat; it also has a terrible taste. Man-made bananas like the ones you find at the grocery store are edible, as well as other seedless ones.
