Interesting.... theres a ppt file on the same site that shows it better.... the effects of the genes are recessive.... red is dominate to yellow, the two reduction genes are recessive, or I guess you can say increase genes are dominate and chlorophyll retention is recessive.... depending on how much cl masks the reductions, and not counting purple influences (although from everything ive been reading, purple only seems to be around in immature pods) there are between 10 and 16 colors for ripe pods.... two shades or red, two shades of orange, 3 shades of yellow, white, chocolate (possibly four shades) and green ( possibly four shades)....
Random thoughts here.... if I'm looking at everything right, assuming statistical balances, from crossing any two given varieties, just from color genetics, you have 256 possible outcomes although most will look and/or be exactly the same color.... problem, do any varieties produce 256+ seeds in a single pod?
If I did things right, crossing a pure dominate red variety with s pure white variety, all seeds will grow red and would be the same.... from there, any one plant could produce any red/orange or yellow/white shading with the majority still red followed by light red and orange.... about 42% red and less than 2% white....
I think ive lost myself....
Edited by rhm3769, 22 July 2013 - 04:17 PM.