Weird Mix

Brock:

My doctor recomends Advil, extra strength that is......understanding this
mess certainly is a task, but its also exciting.  

I think the problem is that nobody really knows the answers so we have to
go on some big hunches.   

Where does the other 50% go???........its my understanding that when a
plant cell differentiates into a reproductive cell either male or female it
divides in a process called meiosis.   This cell division changes the
ploidy level from 2n to 1n.  In other words a normal plant cell has two
sets of chromosomes, and the reproductive cell has one only.  This way when
the boy meets girl in the pumpkin patch at dawn they combine their halves
to make one new cell (the embryo) that has the normal 2n or double set of
chromosomes.  

Each seed a different genetic code????.....it is my opinion that since
there has been no really organized controlled breeding there is a lot of
variability among the population in the AGS.  With this I don't think there
are any "true breeding" lines out their.   Therefore, most every seed will
be different genetically.  Most of us probably see these differences
between plants grown in our gardens from the same fruit that are
significantly different.  If we were able to control a major breeding
program, we could develope some true breeding inbred lines, that when
crossed may produce a true to type, consistant hybrid variety.  This is
what is done with major commercial crops.   Wouldn't it be nice to have a
very reliable hybrid variety that consistantly produces large fruit of the
same shape, color, etc.....?

Hope this helps,

Anybody have some more info??

Rick




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