Re: heterosis and the "rebloom gene"
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- Subject: Re: heterosis and the "rebloom gene"
- From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 22:06:55 -0700 (MST)
CEMahan@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-03-18 15:48:41 EST, Tom Tadfor Little wrote:
>
> << Clarence's hypothesis is that crossing irises from widely different lines
> of breeding yields seedlings with hybrid vigor, which in turn produces
> rebloom.
>
> I agree, but I'd like to suggest that rebloom DOES have a genetic component
> as well. >>
>
>
> A personal "Thank you" for the nice comments on my article, Tom! I find this
> subject fascinating and important, and thus can run on and on---and to those
> whom I have bored with this rather lengthy message, please excuse my
> rambling. Cheers to all, Clarence Mahan in VA
Perhaps if we better understood what triggers bloom on the lowly oncers,
rebloom
would seem simpler.
Gerry, who basically accepts (as a working hypothesis)
the analysis that triggers are needed for various steps
of iris development, and "defects" in genes can remove
the need for these triggers.
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