I don’t understand exactly how commercial seed companies are able to produce such consistency in their hybrid seeds.
I understand how dominant and recessive gene traits work, but I’m missing something about how they are able to take two different parent plants, and come up with the same children every time.
I believe there are 12 gene pairs in peppers. Shouldn’t there be more variation due to the various ways those 12 genes can be randomly combined?
If I take a Jalapeño and a Bell Pepper, and cross them 10 different times, won’t I come up with 10 slightly different peppers with various combinations of the parent’s traits?
I understand how dominant and recessive gene traits work, but I’m missing something about how they are able to take two different parent plants, and come up with the same children every time.
I believe there are 12 gene pairs in peppers. Shouldn’t there be more variation due to the various ways those 12 genes can be randomly combined?
If I take a Jalapeño and a Bell Pepper, and cross them 10 different times, won’t I come up with 10 slightly different peppers with various combinations of the parent’s traits?