if all store bought bananas are clones, then how come they can vary so much in size? Some are absolutely huge whereas some are extremely tiny. If they are biological identical, shouldn’t they be of similar size?

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if all store bought bananas are clones, then how come they can vary so much in size? Some are absolutely huge whereas some are extremely tiny. If they are biological identical, shouldn’t they be of similar size?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Environmental factors, as others have said and explained. But also, the age at which they’re harvested plays a part too. Leave em longer, they’ll be bigger.