Good morning, Bdoug.
I just wanted to add a note of caution. I realize that your question primarily was about genetics. However, there is another issue with pellet-raised bass. Typically, they do not survive as well as bass raised on some type of live food. In fact, the best place for them may be a new (empty) pond where they can learn, survive, and grow without competition from wild fish.
There is a top-notch fishery biologist at North Carolina State University, Rich Noble. When he was working at Texas A&M University, he compared survival of pellet-reared and live-fish-reared largemouth bass, and the difference was great. The pellet-reared fish apparently do not have the skills needed to forage in the wild, or at least need some learning time, compared to the bass raised on live fish.
Dave
