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Steve@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  That’s treated with a chemical to keep it from making seeds.

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  • The_v@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Not even close.

    Seedless watermelons are a triploid. These are hybrid between a tetraploid female and a diplod male. The plant has three copies of every chromosome and is unable to produce fertile gametes aka completely sterile.

    Fruit formation is triggered by fertile diploid pollen (planted in the field In a 4:1 ratio). The fruit then continues to grow without embryo formation in the fruit seeds (pips).

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  • ICastFist@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    So, the same applies to seedless grapes?

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    • TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      They’re often treated with hormones.

      I sort of misspoke with regard to watermelons -

      Seedless watermelons are created by crossing a regular watermelon with 22 chromosomes with one that’s been chemically treated to have 44 chromosomes. The resulting hybrid has 33 chromosomes, making it sterile and seedless.

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      • dondelelcaro@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        This is a bit misleading. You only need to treat the first generation of 2n watermelon with colchicine (which inhibits the movement of chromosomes during metaphase) to produce a 4n watermelon. Once you have a 4n watermelon, subsequent generations do not require colchicine treatment.

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      • Hadriscus@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Not the person you replied to but thanks. Doesn’t that contradict the meme ?

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  • Steve@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Seriously? I assumed sterile hybrid

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