Re: TB: Sutton, BTW K-59-A
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB: Sutton, BTW K-59-A
- From: J* C*
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:16:47 PDT
>OK then, what is chimera?
>I saw Mike's 1/2 blue 1/2 white split down the
>middle falls seedling on it's maiden bloom.
>From what I can gather, this a mutation of
>the color pigment just as Broken Color is
>a breaking up of the pigment.
A chimera caused by a somatic mutation. That is a mutation of tissue cell
genes, rather than sex cell genes.
>The reason I ask is that I had a Spaceager
>seedling this year that had 1 purple fall,
>1 fall 1/2 lavender 1/2 purple, 1 fall 1/2 lavender &
>1/2 lavender & purple broken color.
>What would call this besides mixed up?
This is probably from a somatic mutation, but is most likely only involving
tissue that will be lost when the flower dies. In other words, a mutation
that won't re-appear. That's my guess anyhow.
Sorry I've taken so long to answer, but I've been away.
cheers, Jan Clark
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