I have done some research on hybrid lepomis (sunfish)and posted some here in numerous threads. I have never heard of those fish mentioned. CNBG have spawning traits very close to regular BG. What is a green ear sunfish or Florida hybrid giant?

Genetics don't work that way. You can never go back to what the parent fish were. You can have the subsequent fish exhibit bad traits or good traits (many of which are never visible) or deformity and or outbreeding depression or hybrid vigor. All based on how the alleles line up and pair on the dna. But it never goes back to what it was dna wise.

From Wiki -

An allele (UK /ˈæliːl/ or US /əˈliːl/), or allel, is one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene or same genetic locus.[1][2] Sometimes, different alleles can result in different observable phenotypic traits, such as different pigmentation. However, most genetic variations result in little or no observable variation.

Most multicellular organisms have two sets of chromosomes; that is, they are diploid. These chromosomes are referred to as homologous chromosomes. Diploid organisms have one copy of each gene (and, therefore, one allele) on each chromosome. If both alleles are the same, they and the organism are homozygous with respect to that gene. If the alleles are different, they and the organism are heterozygous with respect to that gene.

The word "allele" is a short form of allelomorph ("other form"), which was used in the early days of genetics to describe variant forms of a gene detected as different phenotypes. It derives from the Greek prefix ;, allel, meaning "reciprocal" or "each other", which itself is related to the Greek adjective; (allos; cognate with Latin "alius"), meaning "other".

Last edited by ewest; 05/05/15 03:44 PM.