What determines the number of seeds in an apple?

Subject: What determines the number of seeds in an apple?

Date: Sat May 18 13:49:37 2002
Posted by Darin
Grade level: 7-9 School: Center Academy
City: Palm Harbor State/Province: Fl. Country: USA
Area of science: Botany
ID: 1021744177.Bt

Message:


I have counted the seeds of 4 apples each from 4 different brands( Gala, Red 
Delicious, Fugi and Mackintosh) and I thought that the brand of apple would 
contain the same nunber of seeds in  each apple, but they don't. It looks the 
brand has nothing to do with the number of seeds in each.

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