Re: irradiation units...
I agree Josh, but in asexual populations, mutations are really the only way
organsims can evolve. And I would assume, many seeds may get advantageous
mutations, but are masked by other disadvatageous ones. If recognized,
these seeds may be able to be crosses taking advantage of good phenotypes
while ignoring the bad. Quite the long shot though. But most great
discovaries in science are accidents.
>
>Greg,
> More than "many" will have disadvantageous mutations, and very very
>very very very very very very very very very very few would have
>advantageous mutations if any. The possibility of a advantageous
>mutation would probably less than 1 out of 1,000,000. Scientists have
>been mutating fruit flies for years and never have the mutations made the
>fruit flies stronger or better; the mutations have always made them
>weaker and almost always unlikely to live very long at all in the wild.
>
>
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing FAQ: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/search.cgi
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
