corn genetics discussed a lot in the text

Michael Straight · 09 Jan 2002, 13:38 · from whorl-v0013.mbox · original

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From: Michael Straight <straight at email.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) corn genetics discussed a lot in the text
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 08:38:14 -0500 (EST)
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, maa32 wrote:

> Hey guys, just one more thing that stresses the importance of plant genet=
ics:
> Wolfe goes to great lengths to talk about the genetics of corn, how to cr=
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> it to get white and red and yellow kernels, how to keep it pure.  It is v=
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> important in the text.  Plant genetics is the answer. It really is.  This=
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> I'm right. I am.  The corn genetics clue us in to think of other kinds of=20
> plant genetics.

Maybe.  On re-reading OBW, I thought the reason for going on about hybrid
vigor is because it's thematically related to the Horn/Silk hybrid.

-Rostrum

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