druss

Put ploidy aside as the following applies to all levels. bananas can be male sterile, female sterile or both, the female flowers can also be female or complete. This is a seperate function to the parthenocarpy. Parthenocarpic bananas can be Male or female fertile to certain degrees and if pollinated will set seed. Bananas that dont carry the genes for parthenocarpy wont fruit without pollination and if theres fruit it will have seed even if unviable. The genes for the parthenocarpy are all on the A genome, it is current thinking thst there are no BB, BBB or BBBB domestic edible bananas.