reversed female breeding question?

[Streft]

Just a hypothetical... If you have two females from two different lines/strains and reversed one to pollinate the other, say reverse plant A to pollinate plant B, would the progeny of that cross be the same as if u were to reverse plant B to polinate plant A. Would it make a difference in the progeny? I'm just curious if anyone has any experience with this before I have to do a second cross just to see for myself.

 

[CannaRed]

I think that depends who you ask.
I have asked same thing.

If traits aren't sex dependant then it shouldn't matter.

 

[Streft]

Thank you

 

[djonkoman]

practically, yes, the same. but that's for the nuclear dna, which matters most.(nuclear, as in, the dna inside the nucleus)

however, there's a slight difference. the majority of the mitochondria/chloroplasts come from the mother side, and they have dna too.

similar to mitochondrial dna in humans which you can use to track back in the female line. it's because sperm or pollen cells are much smaller, so they're mostly nucleus, with not that much around it. the female cell that gets fertilised is bigger with a full set of mitochondria/chloroplasts.

so it's not 100% only mitochondria/chloroplats from the mother, but mostly they come from the mother.

 

[Cvh]

Excellent question.

Keep in mind that a reversed female (XX) plant remains a female (XX) plant. It doesn't become a male (XY) plant when reversed.

 

[cannabisjako]

Excellent question.

Keep in mind that a reversed female (XX) plant remains a female (XX) plant. It doesn't become a male (XY) plant when reversed.

Yes, that's right

 

[GMT]

Djonk explained it nicely. Yes there is a diff, which is mainly expressed in vigour.

 

[MedFaced]

Great article on female seeds and breeding!

https://mrnice.nl/dhtml/uploads/SBfemseedTY.pdf

 

[Douglas.Curtis]

Nice one MedFaced, ty.