Re: apomictic?

From: mplewinska at mindspring.com (Magdalena Cano Plewinska) on 1999.02.25 at 02:54:55(3070) On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:48:34 -0600, StellrJ@aol.com wrote: >If the "normal" seedling is less vigorous than the apomictic ones--and would >therefore be at a competitive disadvantage to them--why does the plant produce >it? Maybe sometimes it's a better plant (for the environment) and maybe the plant produces lots of them "hoping" for that one superior one in the lot. As I understand it, apomixis tends to happen in plants that are optimally adapted to their environment, so they just produce lots of clones of themselves on the principle that "you shouldn't argue with success." But if conditions should change, these clones may not be so well adapted, so it's a good idea to play it safe and make a few plants that are different and may do better in the new environment. -- Magda Plewinska mplewinska@mindspring.com +More Miami, FL, USA

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