Dear Ankush Tanay gave some scientific logic. I wanted to give something basic. But I am glad you didnt notice your hand while eating and ask why you dont have 6 fingers!! Just kidding.... Yes this is true that all characters are dependent on genes. But there is a simple logic of equilibrium of state. Why earth is round, because it is at the state of equilibrium with respect to gravitational force and other forces exerted by other planets and sun. Similar fruits attain a shape which may be the best possible with least effort. To me orange is actually rounded but as it is strongly connected in the centre across the ends, it turns flat on two ends. It also depends on the patterns of growth and the placentation in the ovary. Which all depends on genes. Sometimes shape also depends on the location of style and stigma thats why apple is depressed on one side and Mango is protruding. Hope I didnt bore much. Thanks Pankaj
On Jan 15, 11:27 pm, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ankush Ji. > A really great question have struck your mind. This a question which plant > biologists are trying to answer since a long time. There is a / multiple > gene behind every phenotypic expression hence fruit shape and size is not > an exception. I am attaching 3 papers answering your question. One is quite > old from 1959 and the most recent one is 2011. I think reading this papers > will surely help you to understand the answer to your own question. > > Regards > Tanay > > On 15 January 2012 02:05, ankush prakash <ankushpraka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A very warm hello to everyone...Hope you all are fine... > > Yesterday i was eating an orange and then a question arose in my mind..I > > thought why all the oranges have same shape...Why all are spherical or > > rounded...Why not some of them are elongated like banana or so big like > > cucurbita...My querry is that does the type of genes which regulate the > > size and the shape of a fruit are identified or they are still to be > > discovered...So can anyone give me information about such genes by taking > > an example of an orange or an apple or any other fruit..I will be highly > > thankful.. > > > With Regards > > Ankush Prakash > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone:778-323-4036begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > > 604-822-2019begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > *Webpages:*http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > 407.full.pdf > 1840KViewDownload > > 1471-2229-11-46.pdf > 1563KViewDownload > > Plant Cell-2004-Tanksley-S181-9.pdf > 247KViewDownloadTanay
