. American breeders magazine. Breeding; Plant breeding; Heredity. Fig. 1.—IIyhbid CALCEOLARIA. Kliowiiig the dcvelopineut of horas or spurs on the corolla lip. (One normal and two spurred flowers natural size). come to be known as Mendel's principles of heredity. While, as stated in the beginning of this address, breeders had long before the rediscovery of Mendel's papers come to understand that there was a segregation of characters in the Fo generation and that it was possible to recombine in certain hybrids the desired characters from different parents, there was no definite understanding of


. American breeders magazine. Breeding; Plant breeding; Heredity. Fig. 1.—IIyhbid CALCEOLARIA. Kliowiiig the dcvelopineut of horas or spurs on the corolla lip. (One normal and two spurred flowers natural size). come to be known as Mendel's principles of heredity. While, as stated in the beginning of this address, breeders had long before the rediscovery of Mendel's papers come to understand that there was a segregation of characters in the Fo generation and that it was possible to recombine in certain hybrids the desired characters from different parents, there was no definite understanding of the underlying prin- ciples, and no conception of the almost infinite possibilities of improve- ment which the field of hybridization opened to us. The law of dominance, while not universal, has explained many cases of prepotency in one generation and failure of certain individuals to transmit tiie character in the next generation. It has explained. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Breeders Association; American Genetic Association. [Washington, D. C. :] The Association


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