Re: Yellow "Plicata" Pattern
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Yellow "Plicata" Pattern
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 20:16:15 -0400
In a message dated 96-08-27 19:27:25 EDT, you write:
>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.
Are there other 'plicata in appearance but different genetics' patterns and
colors besides the anthocyanin one and the carotinoid one? I guess I need to
find World of Iris again and see if there are more than these two groups of
pigments.
Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east TN USA
