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The bananas you buy at the supermarket are all genetically identical clones. This is why they are so vulnerable to the banana plague.
by brl 18y ago
The bananas you buy at the supermarket are all genetically identical clones. This is why they are so vulnerable to the banana plague.
- brl 18y agoInteresting, all edible bananas are sterile: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0726_wirebanana.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0726_wireban...
- eru 18y agoSex helps in reshuffling the genes so that you can compete against parasites with a much shorter generation cycle. Still asexual reproduction introduces at least a few mutations sometimes. Even if 95% of all bananas die, there will be some bananas left immune to the disease.