Re: Genetics 1-A
Inbreading in humans and plants is totally different ethically. If one
inbreads plants and this brings out undesirable resessive genes one can just
kill the plant and get rid of the seeds to never be introduced again. But
perhaps there are recessive genes out there that are desirable. In that
case inbreading may be the only way to cause these recessive genes to show
year after year without being masked
>From: Kathie Morgan <fishrap@netdex.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Genetics 1-A
>Date: Sat, 15 Dec 1990 20:00:19 -0800
>
>I'm not the Pumpkin Witch, but I have a background in biology.
>If two individuals can interbreed and successfully produce offspring,
>they are the same species, whether pumpkins, fish or fowl.
>Any further variation among breeding individuals gets you into sub
>species and sub subs, etc.
>Any further distancing among non-breeding individuals gets you into
>genus, family, order, etc.
>Does anyone know what traits are linked in AGs?
>I ask because... was it George Webster? ... referred to the crowned
>heads of Europe as an example of what happens when selfing gets out of
>hand. Selfing is good, but do like the 4-h kids do in their herds and
>bring in some outside talent every 3rd or 4th generation.
>Kathie
>
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