AG Genetics - Seed Color
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- Subject: AG Genetics - Seed Color
- From: H* E* P*
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 16:08:47 -0700
Dear Fellow Growers
Some Atlantic Giant seeds are TAN (brown) color and some are WHITE.
Does anyone know whether the genetics of this color is known? It is not
given on the CGC Gene List. If not known, this may be a simple trait we
could pool our info and arrive at the inheritance.
We would try to determine whether it is a singe locus and whether
brown or white is dominant. Since all the seeds in a fruit are the same
color we will have to have the infor for many fruits.
During 1999 I plan to cross 750 McIntyre 1998 (white) X 690 Sproule
1997 (TAN seeds). I will then hope to follow the seed color of the
following generations.
If white seeds are recessive then I know the McIntyre seed is t/t and
the Spoule seed is T/T or T/t. This is assuming these plants are diploid
and not polyploid. Thru the assistance of Mike N and Barb K, I have a
pedigree for both the seeds I will plant.
The Tan seed has the following ancestors. Can you tell me the color of
any of these seeds:
941 Eaton 1996
1006 Greer 1996
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663 Eaton 1995
887 Orr 1995
680 Dill 1994
697 Ciliberto 1994
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910 Nelson 1994 UOW
804 Zehr 1994
945.5 DeJong 1994
990 Bax 1994
792 Holland 1993
500.5 Dill 1989
502.5 Ciliberto 1991
722 Holland 1992
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740 Holland 1993
827 Holland 1992
636 MacDonald 1993
755 Craven 1993
721.5 Eaton 1993
836 Craven 1993
721.5 Eaton 1993
511 Woodward 1993
827 Holland 1992
722
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Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist. i*@disknet.com
Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/pk.htm
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