Beats one in a million odds due to genetic mutation
Beats one in a million odds due to genetic mutationFruit grower Ken Morrish (72) was left stunned when he found a golden delicious apple on his tree split exactly half green, half red down the middle.
The fruit's striking colouring is thought to be caused by a random genetic mutation at odds of more than a million to one.
In such cases, the red side usually tastes sweeter than the green side because it has seen more sunshine during its growth.
Morrish, who has been harvesting the apples from trees in his garden for 45 years, said, "It's truly amazing. At first, I couldn't believe my eyes. The red and green split through the stem is totally perfect as if I've painted it."
Jim Arbury, a fruit superintendent and an apple expert, said, "This is known as a chimera where one of the first two cells has developed differently giving rise to one half of the apple being different."
