Apparently, a cantelope and a cucumber have crossed for a new Cucurbit. Is this evidence the Cucurbit family is one kind?
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Note for admins: This is posted for interest as much as debate. Obviously, evos say this is evidence of a common ancestor. That is what YECers say too, except they say the common ancestor is a kind.
It's interesting that such different shapes and texture can be produced from different vegetables (or is this a fruit?).
Also, note:
"In the first generation, they'll cross and you'll get an unusual fruit," Joffrion said.
The firm flesh inside is yellow and somewhat sweet but has a flavor more like cucumber than cantaloupe, Tim Dusenbery said.
The Dusenberys said they are saving the seeds and hope to get more next year.
However, Joffrion said a crossbred plant usually reverts back to one of its original forms in subsequent generations.
"It'll be interesting to see what it does revert to," Joffrion said.
This reverting back is interesting. That strikes me as a conservative, anti-evo mechanism or process that hinders new species developing. Maybe JAD is right, and that once species contained the inherent ability to breed many different forms, but that they have run their course. Certainly, we see here the ability initially to breed a whole new fruit?, but the process tends to revert backwards.
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