One note is somatic mutations do not pass to seed offspring. Terps are variable when it comes to somatic mutations and not very studied. I have retained much of a plants terp profile through each clone generation, the type of equipment you need to study these types of things is incredible and probably won’t truly begin until a federal legalization. I actually posted about the best place to avoid these mutations in my journal a few days ago.
Terrior is another important factor when it comes to expression potential that a lot of people misstep as input must be the same for equal output. You would need to guarantee equal input and this can only be done in a sterile system with equal light input. Look into information for other plants when researching will help you find more information.
Old lore states take your clones from the bottom I can’t remember why off the top of my head. To clear this up it isn’t a 9% change in the code it is saying 9/100 were unique and unlike the mother plant. So you have a 88% chance when taking from bottom to progress your clone generation without a significant change.
With somatic mutations we still don’t know if there is a total mutation potential or a maximum change limit.
Mutations of this sort do not just occur when progressing a clone generation they occur continuously and stressing a plant compounds this significantly. Not all mutations are a bad thing. Generally the plant is attempting to adapt to a new environment. I wonder what type of mutations a plant undergoes throughout the hardening off process.
Still so much we don’t know. Always learning.
