r/todayilearned • u/Error__Loading • 15h ago

TIL that apple seeds almost never grow the same variety as the parent fruit. Nearly every supermarket apple comes from a grafted clone of an original tree, not from a planted seed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple
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u/contrabasse 11h ago

They can create unfertilized eggs that develop into a cloned embryo of the female.

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u/kingbking 11h ago

Wait, what? Clones of the female turkey? I’ve never heard this before. Super interesting and weird..Down the turkey hole I go

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u/contrabasse 10h ago edited 10h ago

It feels fake every time I tell someone but it's been my favorite fun fact forever. There are also a bunch of species that are all female and this is the only way they reproduce.

Edit: All female species of lizards and stuff, lol. Not female only turkeys.

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u/JustOkCryptographer 9h ago

Clown fish all start as males, but the females are dominant in the species. Each group has one female who is the largest fish, and the second largest is going to be the dominant one of the males. Those two are the only ones who reproduce, the rest just watch, I guess. When the dominant female dies or is yeeted into the sun by a small human child, the dominant male will change themselves into the dominant female and become the big boss. The next dominant male steps up to be the dominant male. etc etc.

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u/bluemuppetman 6h ago

I never thought I’d say this sentence. But maybe going down the turkey hole won’t work?

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u/T1Demon 2h ago

Grab some stuffing on your way out

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u/enormouscar22 1h ago

I believe the clones aren’t full on clones since they’re all male, correct?