Re: colchicine

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• To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: colchicine
• From: R* W* <w*@mail.harborcom.net>
• Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 18:40:31 +0000
• References: <E5B369729FBED111AD380000C051820B0F2CBA@X-MEN>

Thanks Rick--- But what is a diploid and a tetraploid? And their relationship
to Hosta?

Ray W z5
Mentor, Ohio

Rick Grazzini wrote:

> Colchicine is a highly toxic poison used to double the number of chromosomes
> in a cell.  You use it to take a diploid and turn it into a tetraploid.
> There are advantages and disadvantages to doing this.
>
> I will post information and pictures re procedures later this spring.
> Rick Grazzini
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