genetics experiment ?

[flybyferns]

I do 6-8 fruit fly cultures every 2 weeks. ( 3 species)
My favorites are TG's ( turkish gliders) .

On 3/26 I cultured my usual varied species of fruit flies.
When I was doing the melos and TG's -- I was sure I got some melos in the TG culture. Yikes !

I made a note on the container , as I was interested to SEE what the result might be:
( I know ZERO about genetics)



notice the note I left myself on the container ..........."yikes"

When I opened the lid this afternoon.... well ...........they flew !!!!!

[deranged chipmunk]

yup. that's exactly what is bound to happen. in fact, i accidentally mixed melanogasters fand hydei, and they were fliers. the downside to genetically mutated creatures is that if you don't keep the same strains together, the resulting offspring will revert to it's original genetics.

example: red cherry shrimp (neocardinia sp.) in their wild form are brown. but through heavy selective breeding, breeders in germany were able to focus on the red pigmentation, which resulted in the RCS we currently have in the hobby. they did the same with yellow, blue and orange. but here is the kicker, if you were to breed yellows with reds, you would end up with about 80% brown. it's all about keeping the genetics stable.

i know it's not bug or frog related, but it's the best example i could come up with. hope that helps....lol

[flybyferns]

yup. that's exactly what is bound to happen. in fact, i accidentally mixed melanogasters fand hydei, and they were fliers. the downside to genetically mutated creatures is that if you don't keep the same strains together, the resulting offspring will revert to it's original genetics.

example: red cherry shrimp (neocardinia sp.) in their wild form are brown. but through heavy selective breeding, breeders in germany were able to focus on the red pigmentation, which resulted in the RCS we currently have in the hobby. they did the same with yellow, blue and orange. but here is the kicker, if you were to breed yellows with reds, you would end up with about 80% brown. it's all about keeping the genetics stable.

i know it's not bug or frog related, but it's the best example i could come up with. hope that helps....lol

Hi Bill,
You are , as always , a member we count on
I wasn't surprised of the outcome. Thanks for your reply.
The worst thing is ....now .....there are a few 'flying around'
I'm in big trouble

[deranged chipmunk]

don't worry, they won't live long outside their culture. a day or two at most. just don't let hubby in the frog room until they are all deceased....LOL

[flybyferns]

They were in his cereal bowl this AM

[deranged chipmunk]

did you at least dust them so he got his calcium and vitamins? lol

[exasperatus2002]

did you at least dust them so he got his calcium and vitamins? lol

ROTFLMAO!

[Mentat]

They were in his cereal bowl this AM

Hum... no cereal for me !

[flybyferns]

did you at least dust them so he got his calcium and vitamins? lol

I could hardly get the lid on fast enough!

ROTFLMAO!

Hum... no cereal for me !

He's not a happy camper !
I ...........really just......... laugh !