Re: Laemmle color
on 4/3/02 3:53 AM, The Eatons at eatrich@magma.ca wrote:
> Mike-you mention "the 567.5 would throw some orange and some red".
>
> 567.5 Mombert 92--616 Holland 91 x 609 Laemmle 89
>
> Since the 567.5 seeds had only 50% Laemmle genes,I think it is amazing that
> the red-orange has carried through as well as it has,to several generations
> in some cases.
>
> 616 Holland 91--575.5 Dill 88 x 467 Thompson 89
>
> I don't know how much color the 616 may have contributed to the 567.5
> offspring but it looks to me that the Laemmle color sure is the biggest
> part.
####################### I think you are a 100% right. The Red gene came
from the laemmle. I don't think the Red Gene is dominant over the orange
B-gene I think?? Have to check. Thatıs why you would see 50% from each
parent. But the red gene is dominant over the green(recessive) according to
the specialist. From a glance the red gene seems to show some dominance
over other colors or heavily influences the in between colors to orangish.
The tape spends a lot of time talking about getting the B-gene
out.......soo thatıs what makes me think the red gene is not dominant over
it......but haven't watched the tape in a while. Fortunately there are some
growers already putting the red gene from a prize winner across a pure
squash and should see if it somewhat works. It is fantastic that the
diversity of growers passion for dark green and red orange may just prove to
be the first steps into a new era of AG's...MB
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