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Interesting, all edible bananas are sterile: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0726_wirebanana.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/
by brl 18y ago
Interesting, 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.