Re: Genetic engineering, was Unknown Lavandula

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Re: Genetic engineering, was Unknown Lavandula
• From: N* S* <n*@mindsovermatter.com>
• Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 07:43:04 -0800

>Also:  What's our "policy" on genetically engineered plants?  The garden
>centers here are flooded with annuals named "Million Bells," "surfinia,"
>Tapien" etc. which look like old familiars (petunias, verbenas, etc.)
>but have no botanical names. The descriptions refer to extra
>chromosomes.

Question:  Is every plant that has an extra chromosome necessarily
genetically engineered?  How is it different from old fashioned
cross-breeding?

Nan

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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11

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