Cloning a clone?

Dubious06

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2010

• #1

Had a nooB question. Does cloning a clone diminish the integrity of the plant-- like making a copy of a copy? Might be a dumb nooB question, but I couldn't find an answer on here before asking. Thanks.

 

rucca

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2010

• #2

You won't notice if it does

 

phyzix

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2010

• #3

It can, but mutations are rather rare. Keeping a single healthy mother is advisable to maintain the best genetics. Some strains are more susceptible to mutations than others. Just like higher rates of hermaphrodism, it all comes down to genetics.

In practice taking clones of clones should work just fine almost always.

 

Dubious06

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2010

• #4

Man phyzix you've been tons of help. I have a feeling you're saving me a lot of trial and error with my grow-- my hat is off to you sir, and my plants and I thank you.

 

Bonzi Lighthouse

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• Jul 2, 2010

• #5

isn't cloning more like a digital copy than a photo copy

 

Dubious06

Active Member

• Jul 2, 2010

• #6

I guess to answer that question Bonzi we'd need a geneticist who hobbies in photography, jk. Thanks for the help guys, cheers.

 

SupraSPL

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• Jul 3, 2010

• #7

Sure you can takes clones of clones of clones etc. The oldest individuals we know of are 10,000 years old and they survive this same way.

 

Dubious06

Active Member

• Jul 3, 2010

• #8

Seriously, there's documentation that goes back to almost 8000 B.C.? I'll need to see those stone tablets to believe it. Cheers.

 

smallclosetgrowr

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• Jul 3, 2010

• #9

yeah can clone clones but i wouldnt keep doing it for more then 2-3 grows , the plant can loose some of its good genetic traits "so im told" not sure if this is indeed fact.

 

Dubious06

Active Member

• Jul 3, 2010

• #10

Good stuff guys, thanks for sharing.

 

Werry420

Active Member

• Jul 3, 2010

• #11

no cloneing a clone is fine... and the plant wont loose anything........there are thousands of strains out there that are just continious cloning clones

 

baaamalaaam

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• Jul 3, 2010

• #12

I've taken clones of clones of clones of clones, etc. forever.
All the patients in my area do this with no problems what so ever.
Have fun!

 

kinetic

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• Jul 3, 2010

• #13

Greg Greens grow bible says you should be fine cloning clones...

 

smallclosetgrowr

Well-Known Member

• Jul 3, 2010

• #14

well there ya go , i cant remember where i read it from it was on this site somewhere tho

 

SupraSPL

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• Jul 13, 2010

• #15

Dubious06 said:

Seriously, there's documentation that goes back to almost 8000 B.C.? I'll need to see those stone tablets to believe it. Cheers.

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I wasn't kiddin ya. According to this tree cloning clones works fine
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080416104320.htm

 

brickedup417

Well-Known Member

• Jul 13, 2010

• #16

clone.clone.clone the hell out of it

 

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ogreballerina

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• Jul 13, 2010

• #17

I'll clone a clone to the 4th generation....after that I'll start from seed.

 

Dubious06

Active Member

• Jul 13, 2010

• #18

SupraSPL said:

I wasn't kiddin ya. According to this tree cloning clones works fine
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080416104320.htm

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Nice article Supra-- fan of the car, own one? That's one old tree, and will probably outlive all of us! I've got a 6 year old baobab tree that will conceivably outlive me, and it won't flower for the first time until it's at least twenty years old.

Thanks for the help guys. Cheers.

 

Magnificient

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• Jul 13, 2010

• #19

You can clone clones 50 times without it being different from the mother plant. I haven't read of anybody cloning more than fifty generations from a mother plant.

 

Dubious06

Active Member

• Jul 13, 2010

• #20

Thanks Mag. I don't think I'll ever clone 50 times from a mother plant or even half of that! Unless of course the mother plant was something super rare, or crazy exotic. Cheers.