Re: Yellow "Plicata" Pattern
Sharon McAllister wrote:
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> ....
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> 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)
Is there possibly a linkage? Competitive Edge (and others from Rick
Ernst)
have a brown rim around an almost white (but vibrantly lavender
off-white)
ground. The purple in the ground does not seem to be enough to turn
yellow
to brown (probably wrong here). If I'm not wrong, the yellow and purple
have
virtually the same pattern.
Gerry, tired from rescuing the Galileo spacecraft, and looking forward
to
Sedona, Yellowstone, and Tetons
