Yellow "Plicata" Pattern

David Silverberg wrote:

:  Where is it engraved in stone that all plicatas have to have a white
:  ground and dark colored stitching?? The old FRANCISCAN FRIAR (Corlew '6?) was
:  a light yellow stitching on an ivory ground.  If it looks like a duck, walks
:  like a duck, and quacks like a duck-------.

Well, certainly not white ground and dark colored stitching, sometimes yellow
ground or pink ground. Genetically-speaking, though, isn't it accepted that the
plicata allele affects the anthocyanin pathways, not the carotenoids?   What if
it  "looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck" -- but
doesn't breed like a duck ???   Sounds like the real question is whether a term
like "yellow-on-white plicata" (which  is certainly an accurate description in
terms of appearance, if not genetics)  is the preferred one in the TB world.


Sharon McAllister (73372.1745@compuserve.com)
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