Dennis Read wrote: > I have just been reading the article on Masdevallia Angel Frost in the Orchid Digest > Vol 68(3). Masd. Angel Frost seems to have many forms but the article does not say > if any are F 2 hybrids. Should they not be all the same if they are all F 1. Regards
Hi Dennis, Here you are talking about phenotype rather than percent genetic contribution from each parent. It depends how variable the two parent species are and which individuals are chosen to make the cross. Even sibs from the same two parents won't be absolutely identical; My sister and I are not genetically identical, yet we did both inherit 50% of our chromosomes from our mother and 50% from our father. In orchid hybrids, I would probably expect much more variability in the F1 offspring of two wild collected plants compared to the F1 offspring of two line bred plants. regards, Nick -- Nicholas Plummer [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
