@tilscience: So does this mean it’s a fruit not a vegetable?? 🤔 Scientists discovered the bizarre ancient origins of the humble potato and it wasn’t what you might expect. Turns out, potatoes are actually the love child of tuberosum, a flowering plant, and…an ancient tomato! This nearly 50/50 genetic hybrid pulled off the ultimate evolutionary plant partnership millions of years ago. While their parents dealt with weather drama above ground, potatoes went underground to become indestructible Read more here: “Ancient hybridization underlies tuberization and radiation of the potato lineage” published in Cell #Science #biology #plants #evolution #potato
So fries with ketchup is just a family reunion? Indeed
2025-08-13 17:39:33
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THIS IS GRIEF :
So is this why potato and ketchup works so well?
2025-08-13 15:53:49
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satan :
i love potatoes 😁
2025-10-09 22:20:22
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Wishborn :
It's Potato Tomato
2025-10-12 04:40:27
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Paz 🇵🇪 :
Here in Peru (where the potato originated), we have over 3,500 different types of potato. We even have a potato institute where the genetic material of thousands of potatoes are stored in cryo in case of world famine.
2025-08-13 22:27:44
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Potato Tomato :
NOW IS MY TIME. THE PROPHECY IS BEING FULFILLED.
2025-08-13 19:54:11
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SONIC Drive-In :
so tater tots and ketchup are basically just cousins? 👀🤔
2025-08-13 21:49:14
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Nokia Blaster :
so a potato is a fruit?
2025-08-14 02:54:54
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Rebekah ⛅️ :
Tomato potato
2025-08-13 18:55:53
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everyman1991 :
Tomato potato, you know
2025-08-13 15:09:22
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Nexon_008 :
so its a Friut😭
2025-08-13 15:18:26
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Freedom Fighter 🇬🇪 :
thats why tomato sauce and potato go so well together
2025-08-13 15:13:33
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Lou FF4TW :
the irony that tomato and potato have similar names
2025-08-13 22:34:26
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teezobreeze1990 :
How do I explain this to my mom who believes God created potatoes and tomoatos 😭
2025-08-13 17:42:40
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Devone the Ego Reaper :
Vegetables don’t exist, it’s a root
2025-08-13 19:12:59
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kyle_james_67 :
Couldn’t it have been manmade? Like by ancient farmers?
2025-08-13 22:43:22
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Jamie Sparks763 :
So we have the indigenous peoples of the americas to thank for these wonderful foods
2025-08-13 18:05:57
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RylanGavyn :
you say potato
I say tomato
2025-08-13 16:27:13
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Albert :
Im sure natives had something to do with it
2025-08-13 21:22:07
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MJ :
Third?? Third???? Realistically maybe but morally the potato is #1
2025-08-18 02:12:53
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the feral house wife :
....yes....it's a tuborrouse member of the nightshade family. I just assumed everyone knew.
2025-08-14 11:11:48
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Jamiecchi :
So the potato is a fruit? 😎😎😎
2025-08-15 19:59:41
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kk :
Im so early
2025-08-13 15:11:09
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Jay Dizzle 🍃💚 :
Oh my god so potatoes are essentially the finches that Darwin saw at the Galapagos!? But they evolved to looked so different we didn’t even recognize the sneaky tomatoes until literal genetics snitched??? Wild 😭
2025-08-13 16:06:38
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Nightclaw05 :
Ah yes the whole Tomato potato comes full circle 😏
2025-08-13 15:32:10
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