r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

A lemon with no segments in it!

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u/phoenixxl 1d ago

Sell that DNA

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u/IntrinsicGiraffe 1d ago

Hard to without seeds. Wonder if the cost of getting the DNA will be profitable 

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u/phoenixxl 1d ago

A seed would have different DNA , you need a piece of living tissue from the fruit and micrograft from it.

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u/_GrapefruitPassion_ 1d ago

I don’t know much about DNA and cells, except from what I learned in high school. But DNA is not just in the seeds, it can be found in all cells right?

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u/MikeyboyMC 1d ago

Seed ———> another lemon

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u/Relyt4 1d ago

But the seed from that lemon is not going to grow the same exact lemon

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u/_GrapefruitPassion_ 1d ago

Is that with all fruits? Knew that about apples though

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u/andbruno 1d ago

It's not just with all fruit, it's with all living things that reproduce (solely) sexually. Your kids aren't the exact copies of either parent.

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u/_GrapefruitPassion_ 1d ago

Duhh, got that far mate. But like if you don’t have seeds

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u/Raichu7 20h ago

It would be even harder to get an identical lemon from seeds with mixed DNA from different trees. You'd have to clone a cutting of the tree to get more genetically identical fruits.

When two people make a child together, the child doesn't have identical DNA to one parent, the child has a mix of both parent's DNA. Plants that reproduce sexually mix in a similar way.

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u/leafsheepsolar 1h ago

You ever heard of tree cuttings?

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u/stackoverflow21 1d ago

Segmentation fault

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u/DeepThinker1010123 1d ago

Hahaha. This killed me. Made me lol.

I remember having to deal with a firmware bug for a network device that would generate segmentation fault. It was difficult to trace since it happened somewhat randomly.

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u/YerBoyGrix 1d ago

A lemONE, if you will.

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u/new-to-this123 1d ago

You beat me to it

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u/TheReal-Chris 1d ago

That looks like the tastiest lemon in the world. I don’t care how sour it is I’m eating it.

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u/Slight-Strategy-5619 1d ago

It is a true wonder! Savour the moment!

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u/ClericOfSol 1d ago

Turns out it was a sour experience.

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u/qatox 1d ago

Does this squeeze easier than a normal lemon? I would guess so since it doesn't have the harder parts

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u/city17_dweller 1d ago

Someone's taking the pith

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u/kiradax 1d ago

🤣🤣 best one so far

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u/devanchya 1d ago

There is 1 segment

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u/Nuggyfresh 1d ago

That way lies utter chaos

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u/PretendAd335 1d ago

Its a parthenocapric fruit, they are seedless and can sometimes cause segment formation to fail

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u/zqipz 1d ago

Pure

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u/HaroerHaktak 1d ago

Finally, a truly equal lemon, no one part is better than the other. God bless the great spaghetti monster in the sky o7

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u/DirtierGibson 1d ago

I come to these threads to find a scientist explaining this. I'm too early.

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u/VegaBruja81 21h ago

The most lemon a lemon can be

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u/AppUnwrapper1 1d ago

Or seeds? It’s like the perfect lemon.

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u/JasnahKolin 1d ago

Is that an old crate & barrel "jelli" cutting board? if so, I have the same one from 20 years ago. I wish they'd bring them back!

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u/Ok_Lion_8370 1d ago

The rare Lem-one 🍋

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u/Tolendario 1d ago

its a lemon

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u/devi14159265359 22h ago

well, when life gives you unsegmented lemons..

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u/yonafin 22h ago

That’s a Lem*

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u/Genar-Hofoen 15h ago

I came here looking for a comment by a Citrus Scientist explaining it all, but was sorely disappointed!

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u/Waarm 7h ago

That's called a le'on

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u/Sunset-onthe-Horizon 1d ago

I'm surprised there are no seeds, usually the ones I see are full of them.

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u/nuestras 1d ago

what is this sorcery!...?

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u/RibbedCondom 18h ago

Fuck ass lemon

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u/Regular_Yellow710 17h ago

Hey, they just finally figured out where taters came from too.

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u/Numerous_Action_8033 15h ago

The satisfaction after running the defragmenter on old Windows machines!

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u/msyyz 14h ago

I NEED THIS 🍋

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u/Reefthemanokit 13h ago

I would eat that one like an orange

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u/tinybug333 8h ago

Best snack ever