You've had tri's before strain, so I'm guessing this one is a relative in one way or another?
To be honest VG, there aren't any rules set in concrete on these issues. I've had a normal turn into a quad (my very first), (which I failed to clone no matter what I tried), I've had a branch from a tri be quad from the start, (so I topped and removed the other branches to turn that one into the main stem), and I've had quads born that way. I haven't taken a normal clone from a tri or quad, and had it trun into a tri or quad later in life. But I have bred from a branch from a tri (which itself was normal (bi)) and gained tri seeds from it. The only thing I would say, ( and this is more my personal superstition that being based on known facts) is that I'd rather take the clone that I intended to breed with from a node that itself exhibbitted the trait I was looking to reproduce. I do have a basis for that, but can't point to any online sources to back it up. But saying that, I wouldnt throw existing clones away either. I'm afraid its all trial and error (apart from the successes lol).
Yeah that an interesting observation you make about the DC and Blue. Its fairly commonly accepted these days that the tri/quad trait that comes from the blues is passed down from the OPT (oregon purple thai) side, however given that I've never seen a tri/quad OPT and I have now seen the trait in the DC line (ie yours), I could be persuaded to accept that its either more likey to be passed down from the Afghani or is a natural mutation that can happen in any line. I prefer the theory of mutation rather than recessiveness. Its either the doubling of a gene sequence or a failure to split the double helix (diploid cells into haploid cells) at the time of breeding. Without a big magnifying glass (really mean pro microscope and lab equipment) its something that I have to just wonder about. I would like to think the former, but either is as likely truth be told.
Hey Mr Corpsey, I suspect the answer will be no I'm afraid.
To be honest VG, there aren't any rules set in concrete on these issues. I've had a normal turn into a quad (my very first), (which I failed to clone no matter what I tried), I've had a branch from a tri be quad from the start, (so I topped and removed the other branches to turn that one into the main stem), and I've had quads born that way. I haven't taken a normal clone from a tri or quad, and had it trun into a tri or quad later in life. But I have bred from a branch from a tri (which itself was normal (bi)) and gained tri seeds from it. The only thing I would say, ( and this is more my personal superstition that being based on known facts) is that I'd rather take the clone that I intended to breed with from a node that itself exhibbitted the trait I was looking to reproduce. I do have a basis for that, but can't point to any online sources to back it up. But saying that, I wouldnt throw existing clones away either. I'm afraid its all trial and error (apart from the successes lol).
Yeah that an interesting observation you make about the DC and Blue. Its fairly commonly accepted these days that the tri/quad trait that comes from the blues is passed down from the OPT (oregon purple thai) side, however given that I've never seen a tri/quad OPT and I have now seen the trait in the DC line (ie yours), I could be persuaded to accept that its either more likey to be passed down from the Afghani or is a natural mutation that can happen in any line. I prefer the theory of mutation rather than recessiveness. Its either the doubling of a gene sequence or a failure to split the double helix (diploid cells into haploid cells) at the time of breeding. Without a big magnifying glass (really mean pro microscope and lab equipment) its something that I have to just wonder about. I would like to think the former, but either is as likely truth be told.
Hey Mr Corpsey, I suspect the answer will be no I'm afraid.
