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1. rbanffy · 1790521159 · focus · HN ↗

   I think it’s interesting they noted the flowers stopped making the new pigment in the wild after 3 years - is it a genetic treatment that requires repeated intervention to maintain the effect?

   I’m also guessing the new genes don’t propagate to the seeds as well, so that they can have a steady demand for their special flowers.

   1. m0llusk · 1790531724 · focus · HN ↗

      Could also be at least in part an epigenetic effect where the gene remains but is deactivated or strongly down regulated.

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