<i>But do domesticated ones even have the structures to pollinate?</i><p>Yes, the seeds in Cavendish bananas are rare but viable.<p>There was a Canadian documentary a few years ago that featured a Honduran banana breeder: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;modernfarmer.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;review-the-fruit-hunters&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;modernfarmer.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;review-the-fruit-hunters&#x2F;</a><p>And here&#x27;s a recent PBS segment that covers just banana breeding:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pbs.org&#x2F;newshour&#x2F;bb&#x2F;inside-the-fight-to-save-the-bananas-we-know-and-love&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pbs.org&#x2F;newshour&#x2F;bb&#x2F;inside-the-fight-to-save-the-...</a>