Seedless watermelons are caused by the sterility resulting from a cross of 2 plants with incompatible chromosome compliments.
2007-07-03 18:12:10
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answered by Anonymous
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While the seedless watermelon is "bred" that way, as a couple of the answerers have already explained, these watermelons actually DO still have small... um.. how might you call them, "PROTO-seeds" in them. These are the small, soft, white things that look like they haven't grown into those large, hard, black seeds, which they WOULD have become IF they were "fertile" watermelons.
Because of them, I personally laugh when I see them called "seedless" because these "proto-seeds" still exist inside, and technically they are still seeds.
This is the same process by which so-called "seedless" grapes are created. They still have small "proto-seeds" in them, but they are much more readily edible and digestible for the average person's stomach to deal with.... so they are called "seedless" when they, too, are not TECHNICALLY seed-free!
Have a nice day!
2007-07-04 01:35:22
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answered by wyomugs 7
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The question is - how do you know the seeds are black without opening it?
Maybe this question is one for the philosopher...
Just messing with your head - you can't remove the seeds without splitting the skin. But, the seeds inside the watermelon are actually edible (or at least they will cause no ill effects). The only reason they are removed is to maintain the texture of the watermelon.
According the the Beverley Hills Diet (from about 1980), the seeds are filled with loads of vitamins and minerals, so they advocated eating slices of watermelon, seeds and all... where do I get this trivia - hey, it was raining and I was bored, ok
Anyway - there is also a variety of watermelon that has no or few seeds.
2007-07-04 01:20:17
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answered by cornflake#1 7
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It is a special hybrid of watermelon that is engineered to grow seedless.
2007-07-04 01:10:22
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answered by adyktd2thewrttnwrd 2
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its called seedless watermelons, they grow them that way.
2007-07-06 17:54:32
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answered by shug 3
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tehe
2007-07-04 01:28:58
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answered by Micheala 4
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good question, i think with a spoon,
2007-07-04 01:13:52
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answered by angel 2
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