Bees: Of all the things on this Earth, I have never felt so clueless about a topic while everyone around me seems to understand it so well. I have a ton of questions, but I suppose the most burning ones are the four that follow; any answers/insight you are able to provide will be much appreciated!
1) Does anyone know a ball-park figure for the odds of a given trait being passed on when the two competing traits are ...
2) After a Queen dies and leaves a litter of Drones behind, are the traits of each Drone determined completely independently of each other? Or does the system distribute traits among them following some sort of logic?
3) What do I do with hybrid bees? Are they still valuable in breeding for mutations, or should I ignore them in favor of purebreds? Speaking of...
4) How do you purify a line of bees? I hear people talking about this all the time, but I have no idea how to do it --- if the traits passed down are random, it seems to me you're just as likely to take a step backwards than you are to purify your line, no?
I know it's a lot to ask, but a quick example addressing questions #3 and #4---perhaps by running through a few generations and showing how the traits/species/mutations might progress---would be a huge help. I'd happily repay the kindness by editing all I learn into the FTB wiki; while bees aren't my thing, writing is!
1) Does anyone know a ball-park figure for the odds of a given trait being passed on when the two competing traits are ...
- Both Dominant
- One Dominant, One Recessive
- Both Recessive
2) After a Queen dies and leaves a litter of Drones behind, are the traits of each Drone determined completely independently of each other? Or does the system distribute traits among them following some sort of logic?
3) What do I do with hybrid bees? Are they still valuable in breeding for mutations, or should I ignore them in favor of purebreds? Speaking of...
4) How do you purify a line of bees? I hear people talking about this all the time, but I have no idea how to do it --- if the traits passed down are random, it seems to me you're just as likely to take a step backwards than you are to purify your line, no?
I know it's a lot to ask, but a quick example addressing questions #3 and #4---perhaps by running through a few generations and showing how the traits/species/mutations might progress---would be a huge help. I'd happily repay the kindness by editing all I learn into the FTB wiki; while bees aren't my thing, writing is!