What makes crosses turn out different depending on which parent is the pod parent and which is the pollen parent? With humans, the only difference we know of is that the mother contributes the mitochondrial DNA to a child, but we aren't sure that this does most of the time unless it is faulty DNA.
I understand issues like self-pollination with Phrag fisheri and how one plant might have trouble holding on to a seed pod, but we frequently hear/see breeders talking about the plants and flowers turning out differently depending on which parent is the pod parent, even though the genetics should be the same.
What extra is the pod parent contributing to the plant?
I understand issues like self-pollination with Phrag fisheri and how one plant might have trouble holding on to a seed pod, but we frequently hear/see breeders talking about the plants and flowers turning out differently depending on which parent is the pod parent, even though the genetics should be the same.
What extra is the pod parent contributing to the plant?