Submitted by JanaCinnamon t3_10pej9d in explainlikeimfive
Truth-or-Peace t1_j6ltl5b wrote
Reply to comment by PoopLogg in ELI5: Why do so many fruits have seedless varieties but the apple and cherry do not? by JanaCinnamon
Well, the distinction is important here. In the fruits we've got seedless varieties of, the fruit forms first and then the seeds form within it; all that has to happen is for that process to be interrupted. But in stone fruits like cherries, the stone forms first and then the fruit forms around it; creating a stoneless stone fruit would require somehow dissolving the stone after it was no longer needed.
PoopLogg t1_j6olzsm wrote
Curious
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