Breeding · Strains ·Feb 02, 2021

Breeding and Strains: Matriarch gene theory

Matriarch gene theory:

Introduction:

This one is hard to write and explain,I’m waiting on my mate to get me some documents to sort of help explain with more science explanation and documentation that I don’t know off top of my head, I will update when I do see him.
Originally on Flowerhorn fun forum and a few other forums back in the days there was a article on matriarch gene be more dominant in breeding,
I wished I saved it but I didn’t no it was going to shutdown and it was all a theory so please understand it’s not set in stone and genetically hasn’t been examined but many breeders base there breeding on this theory and if you ask them many will agree they have found quality females produces better quality babies regardless of males used.
A quality male sure helps but no where as near as important as the female in egg laying species (I’m not 100% all egg laying but most that humans have hybridised or line bred to change)

Passing the Genetics:

In most animals that lay eggs that we as humans have tried to refine and change colour style etc it has been noticed that a female will more likely pass traits down then a male.
It’s believed to be because egg laying species such as fish, snakes, lizards, frogs, budgies, pigeons and many more I would believe but these are the ones I remember been discussed and had a lot of backing to them.
when they lay there eggs they are likely to be found by predators therefore to shorten the time to form and hatch a female lays a egg more genetically formed to her and the male only brings 25-40% of his genetic makeup essentially to complete the minimum chromosomes.

The Makeup of Pairing:

This is why it’s believed when line breeding using dad to daughter is far better then son to mother as the son essentially is made up of 70% of his mum and when breeding there chromosomes essentially don’t mix as well and in most cases if not all you will get high deformity
So in short don’t disregard a females traits or family gene traits that are to be used in your breeding projects, they may play a more important role then we give them credit to.

Through my personal breeding I promise you I have had these results and I believe you speak to any breeder they will confirm this theory, if you look at a line and compare females and males through the line generally all females have more similarities then the males through the line.