Student blog post #7

        Over the past couple of months, we have been experimenting and watching our Broccoli romanesco grow. Romanesco, also known as Romanesque cauliflower or Romanesco broccoli, is an edible flower bud of the species Brassica oleracea. First found in Italy, it is light green in color and made up of small buds, with a crunchy texture. Like many other species of plant, ours has green and yellow leaves that are 6 to 11 inches high. It is similar to cauliflower in texture and shape.  It is also similar to broccoli in color and taste. Broccoli Romanesco is a decedent of both cauliflower and broccoli based on this evidence. Though it is a descendant all three have many differences. They are different due to the procces of meiosis.  Meiosis is the process that results in 4 daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cells. Siblings show resemblance to each other because traits are created by both parents genotypes. Alleles also effect certain traits. This creates biodiversity from one plant to the other.