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.
This is why hybrids need to be re-bred with themselves many many generations in order to stabilize the phenotype. The genetic info may still be there but not expressing itself
rbanffy · · focus · HN ↗
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.
adzm · · focus · HN ↗