Re: When clones are NOT clones--Somaclonal Mutations
Gabe and I were discussing an unknown banana that was claimed to be a TC mutation. Gabe indicated that mutations in TC are fairly uncommon and rarely seen by an individual grower. The mutation rates are described in one of his books back at school; maybe he can follow-up on this discussion. He did say that they typically will not subculture a line more than four times to reduce the risk of mutations and then resort back to collecting material from an old established plant.
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