Re: hybridizing
- Subject: Re: hybridizing
- From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 96 20:50:40 MST
LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
>
> dennis, steve, clarence - pardon me if i make a total idiot of myself with
> this, but i thought maternal cells of critters have dna (plus other
> cytoplasmic stuff) outside the nucleus that gets passed along. seems like i
> remember that plants do that kind of thing even more (isn't corn genetics
> famous for that stuff?) so, it is logical that some characteristics would be
> 'undiluted' from the maternal side.
>
> linda mann e tenn
You can't make an idiot of yourself when you are right.
Chloroplasts, mitochondria, and (perhaps) other things can come only from the
mommy.
Gerry
