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Originally Posted by Bobcat  Wait, so what are people saying? That the above pic is an example of two substrains, an albino and a non-albino, creating a single mushroom. And that is why they are mottled? Interesting. |
Well, as Workman said "they appear to be chimeras". But according to the books this is impossible. And it's ok Bob
Everytime I read those chapters I see it a little differently..it's easy to get this genetic stuff confused.
I like Workman's ability to put things in a more understandable format.
I'd go with what he says too over a guy reading TMC over a glass of Wild Turkey Rare Breed! The man is a true professional. I'm just the stoner that's trying stuff.
Really though, it's those little swirly guys that have me wondering if perhaps we are not missing something. After all, for thousands of years humans thought the world was flat, and had sciences based on it. These sciences weren't totally abandoned when the discovery of a round planet was made. Just re-organized.
Sorry sometimes I tend to over analyze.
But what the hell are these things!?! They not only appear with Falbino but the original PF Albino producing strains as well.
Bobcat - All the mature spores of any color are viable..or at least most. The monokayon culture I'm working with was aquired from a single white spore germination that I was fortunate enough to corner on agar.
I also wonder alot about the pigment thing too. What purpose does it serve in a mushroom? For many life forms it's protection against light, camoplague and used in mating rituals. There's a lot more but I'm running out of time..
anyways, after watching Falbino for a while I think it's safe to determine that one of the functions of cap color is to act like a light sensor telling the fruiting body which way to grow. The pigment itself may not be responsible but it seems to be a critical part of the machine. This is the difference between albinism and just a white mushroom like the TC ot Malay. The pigment is there..it's just white or very very close. Most of the white Falbinos that stand straight have just the slightest tinge of yellow in the cap centers. Almost unnoticeable but...it's my hopes to push it just a bit further.