Darealkingjames
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It's not true at all. An S2 is as stable as an F2 - meaning it will open up all genetic information contained within the breeding pairs.
THE ONLY thing different, from a statistical standpoint, in regards to consistency when selfing - is there is no male genetic information present.
As such, the variation that you see in an selfed line, regardless of what generation, is merely reflective of the variation that exists within the female itself.
If an s1 line is all over the map with different expressions, it shows you that breeding that same plant to a male will only further complicate the process of creating a stable line.
Any s1 generation with a large variation, is theoretically, impossible to stabilize - even within the 8-10 generation range.
THIS is EXACTLY what TomHill tried to get "us" as a collective community to understand. It fell on too many deaf ears. I miss Tom.
dank.Frank
Thanks for the info dank. It's always good to get the correct info where there is so much bs spread all over. Much respect