thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:49 pm
Really, the seedlings can only be labeled as typicals... Hopefully genetics plays out and the seedlings grow into large trap plants.
Yes. Because a cultivar is a very specific set of genes, expressed in a very specific way, to get the characteristics shown by the plant. Sexual reproduction splits up and mixes these genes, making it a near impossibility that the seed grown plant has the same genetic expression. The only way to guarantee the exact same genetic expression is through vegetative propagation.
Intheswamp wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:36 pmI understand that all flytrap plants are "typicals" and I figure most people understand that (at least the ones who would have access to Tier 2). But, having the DCXL x DCXL name attachment lets someone know there's a good chance there will be some DNA in there that may lean towards large DCXL plant characteristics, as you noted. Basically a pointer to the parent lineage rather than stating that it is a different species. Of course, any of these seeds could revert back to a tiny Walmart rescue plant...I kinda doubt that would happen but it is possible. 
Yes.
The DCXL x DCXL label tells you that the "mother" plant and "father" plant are both labeled DCXL, but it doesn't necessarily indicate that there is a higher likelihood of any specific phenotype. Seed grown will always* have a different genotype, even from an x self. (*still possible, but a very tiny possibility of a chance of a prospect of a probability of a hope)
With 21,000+ genes spread over 32 chromosomes in a normal cell (16 per gamete), there are over 446 million different genetic combinations that could emerge from that soup. Toss in gene alleles and other factors, and you have a potential for over 4.3 trillion combinations.
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