Why do fruits resemble both parents?

Subject: Why do fruits resemble both parents?

Date: Tue Jun 6 13:33:42 2000
Posted by Alan Hargus
Grade level: teacher/prof School: University Prep
City: seattle State/Province: wash Country: usa
Area of science: Botany
ID: 960312822.Bt

Message:


Since fruits are derived from the ovary wall or receptacle and hence are 
from maternal tissue, I would expect them to be reading maternal DNA as 
they develop.  So, why do I get strange "hybrid" squashes when I plant 
open pollinated varieties?  I can see how the seeds from this mating would 
produce hybrid fruits, but why the strange fruits in the "P1 generation"?  
Thanks for your help!

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