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Stanwood, Washington

How much of a pumpkins shape is genetically determined. I know that even on the same plant a variety of pumpkin shapes can occur, but is an ugly pumpkin with an ugly pollinator likely to produce an ugly offspring or is a good portion of that environmental. Would you ever not plant a seed because it came from a weird shaped fruit?

5/3/2012 11:44:21 PM

Quebec

isn't halloween all about wierd and ugly

5/4/2012 6:43:41 AM

Cincinnati,OH

Generally speaking we try to breed like traits with like traits to increase the odds of getting that trait in the offspring.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genotype-phenotype_distinction

5/4/2012 4:25:41 PM

Piqua, Ohio

I've noticed my pumpkins the last few years look more like the male I pollinated with, but not sure how that all works genetically!

5/4/2012 6:59:53 PM