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Old 20 March 2006, 01:46 PM
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...........some of the big ones have like a smaller orange growing as part of the non-stalk end? I had one last night and there was almost a complete orange, about 3cm across, inside the end of the bigger one.

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Old 20 March 2006, 02:28 PM
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I've often wondered this as well!

Also, what is the point in nature of seedless tangerines? How do they produce new trees?

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Old 20 March 2006, 03:57 PM
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Its a type of orange that was mated with another fruit I belive.

Seedless fruit are GM made I think so they get seeds from normal fruit and modify them.
Old 20 March 2006, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by AudiLover
Its a type of orange that was mated with another fruit I belive.

Seedless fruit are GM made I think so they get seeds from normal fruit and modify them.
Nah seedless fruit has been around for ages, long before genetically modified technology.

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Old 20 March 2006, 06:55 PM
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its hard to find big oranges nowadays
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Originally Posted by wakeboardar
its hard to find big oranges nowadays
Old 20 March 2006, 09:49 PM
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Yum Yum, I eat atleast 3 oranges everyday

Infact I think I will go and get one now......

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Old 20 March 2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Sherwen

Also, what is the point in nature of seedless tangerines? How do they produce new trees?

Steve
Many seedless fruits are infertile hybrids of fruits with seeds. Cross watermelon A with watermelon B and their baby will not make seeds.

This is just like asking where do mules come from -- their mothers are horses and their fathers are donkeys.The males are always infertile, and females normally so - fertile mules are very rare indeed.Something to do with chromosomes of horses and donkeys being different.

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Old 20 March 2006, 11:19 PM
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Navel oranges, YUM
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Old 21 March 2006, 09:20 AM
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alcazar - it's all part of "buy one get one free" marketing.
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i have cut open a few peppers to find another smaller pepper growing inside!
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