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Clones are good. But it is not possible to keep a clone line going indefinitely. Periodically you need males and females doing their wonderful thing and mixin
by worik 2y ago
Clones are good. But it is not possible to keep a clone line going indefinitely.
Periodically you need males and females doing their wonderful thing and mixing it all up from seed
- bregma 2y agoFor example, every apple variety out there. Every potato variety out there. Every garlic variety out there. Grape varietals. All gone because their clone lines expired. Not being able to propagate clone lines is why we can't have seedless oranges or watermelon or grapes.
- ralusek 2y agoWhat makes clone lines no longer able to propagate?
- ralusek 2y ago> But it is not possible to keep a clone line going indefinitely What is the mechanism that prevents this?
- worik 2y agoI am no botanist But I think the DNA degrades over time Mēh! What we do not understand about genetics matters more than what we do.... I am no botanist