Re: Iris breeding
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Iris breeding
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 19:25:55 -0700 (MST)
Dear Tom:
You write (6 Feb 97):
>
> The TBs are the result of taking genes from a very small handful of
species
> and rearranging them ad infinitum. The first umpteen thousand
> rearrangements were interesting. Now it's re-run season.
How far back do you have to trace the pedigree of any (and every)
28-chromosome Siberian before you bump into WHITE SWIRL? If modern TBs are
founded upon a handful of basic genetic material, then Siberians are based
on a pinch. Does that mean they will reach "stagnation" even sooner, even
though at present they seem to be entering their most flourishing period?
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
"This is the Place" - Utah Pioneer Sesquicentennial: 1847-1997
