Questions on Seed Genetics

[TheKieftan]

I had some plants herm now I have seeds but I’m curious about the genetics I had a big girthy mango kush sandwiched between two tiny banana mangoes one of the bms was fully hermd I mean it had nanners everywhere which I somehow missed I later asked myself how and I think it was because I had tunnel vision for leaves and only looked at buds under magnifying glass to check trichs the other BM had 4-5 nanners and my mango kush has non what I’m wondering is

1. the main herm impregnated itself will the seeds be identical to the sole parent like a clone or will there be diversity between seeds
2. the seeds in the other BM which was likely seeded by the main herm will there be diversity between those by which I mean ones with slightly different terp profiles etc
3. I also heard that seeds impregnated by a herm will be more likely to herm if they’re in the herm itself but less likely if they’re in another plant is this true
4. finally the main question I took a nug off my mango kush to see and it too has seeds so what I’m wondering is are those seeds all the same since the parents are the same for each one or is it like 2 humans having a 100 babies where they’d all be similar but also different
bonus question what sort of offspring should I expect from the cross of mango kush parents mango and Hindu Kush 35% sativa 65% indica and banana mango parents mango trees banana OG and blueberry muffins 75% sativa 25% indica

 

[UndergroundFarmer]

I'll tackle the ones I can:

1. About half of those seeds will likely grow out to be nearly a clone of the mother. You may see some variations in offspring caused by pairs of recessive genes in the seeds whereas the mother had one dominant and one recessive gene. This is why "selfed" seeds from a clone-only variety don't always match the true one exactly but get mighty close.
2. It's basically the same answer for question one. It all depends how stabilized that variety was when the seeds you grew out were made. The seeds from BM #2 have #2 for a mother and #1 for a father and also #1 for an aunt.
3. I think that totally depends on what caused the plant to "produce intersex flowers" as the grow books put it. If it's genetic, the offspring of a hermie will be as likely or more likely to do the same. If it's environmental, then it depends on whether or not the cause was found and eliminated.
4. Two very stable strains (I only call them that when they actually are strains!) will produce an F1 generation of homogenous offspring. Ag companies have done this for about a century selling hybrids that won't breed true so you'll keep buying more seeds every season. Since these varieties aren't so well-established as say the Skunk #1 in my Project Sam tent, I'm going to guess that it will be more like the two humans having 100 kids together. Anything for a tax break, I guess!
Bonus: Probably a cross-faded mix of the two parents but don't rule out surprises.

 

[TheKieftan]

Thank you I know that took a minute to write I’m actually happy the seeds in the mango kush will vary I’m excited to see what pops out