HYB: 201 -- Seedling Evaluation
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- Subject: HYB: 201 -- Seedling Evaluation
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:22:13 -0700 (MST)
Theresa Yates wrote:
> =
> Ok mixed up last assignment with something else. All the seedlings fr=
om
> the first cross although blue still carry the white gene but if your
space
> is limited you might not have room to use them. Now cross two and cro=
ss
> three have given you white seedlings but which might be harboring the
blue
> gene and which are homozygous for white if your space is limited you
want
> to know so as to narrow the field down for your backcrosses. The two
white
> iris with a hint of blue might have been blue with a gene for inhibiti=
ng
> the expression of the color as in palomino or dun horses and this
although
> seeming recessive can suddenly have a dominate expression so crossing
the
> best of the whites from cross 2 and 3 with the best of the blues from
cross
> one should get you in the direction you want to go perhaps just a
thought. =
Sorry to say this is off on the
wrong track, with the faulty
assumption that all whites are
genetically equal. =
Perhaps it's time to repeat the hint that
this scenario involves more than one =
allelic series.
BTW, I'll be glad to discuss homework
off-list with any of you who prefer a
less public critique.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
