🌷 Important Information Regarding Flower Breeding🌷

[mocha.]

In a recent datamine, information has been found regarding flowers and the type of genes they have. It is now confirmed that they have both recessive and dominant genes.

All of the information can be found HERE

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Animal Crossing New Leaf and New Horizons both use a surprisingly complex genetics system. Every flower has its own unique genes it carries, and you cannot always tell what recessive genes a flower carries based solely on its color. The system uses basic Mendelian genetics, the same system that’s normally taught in school. Since it’s Mendelian genetics, you can also make use of punnett squares to predict offspring.



The gene system is able to record up to 4 different genes for each flower, however some species use less than 4. The majority of the species in New Leaf use only 3 genes, with roses using 4 and carnations using 2. It's currently unknown how many genes the New Horizon-only species use.



Flowers from seed bags always have the same genes, so these are useful for being able to predict what offspring you’ll get.



In New Leaf, both flowers found on Island tours, as well as flowers planted by villagers, have the same genes as the seed bag flowers and can be safely used for breeding.



In New Horizons, hybrids found on rare islands have different genes than those you would normally get by breeding the seed bag parents. Often these flowers have the genes necessary to produce third generation hybrids (e.g. purple windflowers and pansies). It’s currently unknown if base color flowers on mystery islands have the same genes as seed bag flowers.”

 

[John Wick]

I don't know why they had to turn it into rocket science.

 

[Lazaros]

now i guess it makes sense why my purple mums tend to make red, yellow, purple and green.

 

[Capeet]

it's...kinda cool that they actually based it on Mendelian genetics

 

[Hsn97]

As someone who studied breeding and genetics during my animal course at college, I actually find this really interesting and cool 1+ New Horizons

 

[Crawkey]

I was reading through this last night as an avid flower breeder and it’s super helpful + in depth! I nerded out a little realising you can have such control over your plant stock lmao.

The notes on flowers reproducing asexually are super cool too. Wonder if that’ll make it technically easier to get the difficult hybrids since you only need one.