RE: Iris ID : Permanent
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- Subject: RE: Iris ID : Permanent
- From: "* M* <M*@fin.gc.ca>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 08:39:26 -0700 (MST)
It is certainly feasible. It's called a DNA test. I'm sure that some
botanist somewhere has at least developed the technique for DNA testing
of plant material. However, I don't think that we'll see it anytime
soon commercially.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada
> Hello all,
>
... is it possible to know the exact variety of an Iris from a
basis of a
> chromosome count, or some other genetic type angle? I went further
> into this
> thought thinking that if there was a way, then maybe when an Iris was
> introduced, it also would be required to have had the appropriate
> *test* done,
> which would be the permanent ID. Then there would be no more fear of
> lost
> tags. Is this feasible?
>
> Karen Ernst
