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Mar 9, 2013 8:42 PM CST
Name: shirlee
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The question is:

Is the following how we get different looking seedlings from a cross?

Now, perhaps the stupid thinking on my part. Please bear with me.
I know, sometimes I shouldn't think too much. LOL.

The top of the pistil has 3 lobes with 3 connecting hollow tubes that go to
3 ovaries. So, you place pollen on top of pistil, but each grain of pollen has
varying degrees of genetics. When the ovary develops and produces the seed pod which has 3 chambers, does one chamber have seedlings that resemble each other? Say you have chamber 1, 2, and 3. Chamber 1 seeds produce seedlings that are a similar pastel. Chamber 2 seeds produce seedlings that are similar yellow blooms, and Chamber 3 produce seedlings that are off the chart variations of red. Is this anywhere near how we get different seedlings from the same cross?

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