Environment matters as much as genetics in gene expression, a concept known as epigenetics, where factors like diet, stress, toxins, and early experiences turn genes "on" or "off," influencing health, traits, and disease risk, showing that DNA isn't destiny but a blueprint read differently by the world around us.
Your entire premise seems to be that genes are dictated; you seem to fail to understand the expression part and the roles that the environment creates. You cannot recreate a plant from 5000 years ago, even if the seed genetics are the same, the environmental differences would make sure it would not express the same as it would have 5000 years ago. A plant’s final characteristics (its
phenotype) are not solely dictated by its genes but are the result of continuous, complex interactions between its genotype and the environment. The phenomenon is known as phenotypic plasticity—the ability of a single genotype to produce different physical or behavioral traits in response to varying environmental conditions. Scientists have successfully revived ancient plants from seeds or tissues (such as the 32,000-year-old Silene stenophylla found in Siberian permafrost). These revived plants often show distinct differences from their modern descendants. Even with identical genetics, ancient plants grown in modern labs or greenhouses exhibit different leaf widths, petal shapes, and flowering behaviors compared to both their modern counterparts and (hypothetically) their original ancestors in their native, ancient environments.
Growing an ancient seed today means the plant lacks the specific microbial soil balance, atmospheric CO2 levels, and climate patterns that originally shaped its organic development 5,000 years ago. Hardly the same as someone feeding synthetic salt ions derived from the Haber-Bosch process. The guy with 4 half-assed hazy diaries has not single-handedly unlocked ancient genetic prodigies from outer space, even if he did, judging by the content of his character, the plant would only grow a fraction of any potential it had. Stress is a major signaling agent that triggers extensive plant genetic responses. Go study that, get some real knowledge under your belt that might help, and apply it to your grows, maybe then you will get a nug to express larger than your thumb. Baby steps.
We all love a little enthusiasm, let's keep it grounded in some basic degree of reality, maybe even humility, pfff bro science, then there is 2nd cousin science. That's rich coming from me. I know, right, crazy world. Word salads are great, but they generally have to come with some further articulation that leads the reader to logic and reason, not just more word salads upon word salad of conjecture and feeling on the matter, an endless black hole of lie after lie to keep the hoax alive, hopeful some sap will fall for it before the ruse is up.
It’s about realizing that there are no problems. Only situations — to be dealt with now, or to be left alone and accepted as part of the “isness” of the present moment until they change or can be dealt with.
Have a lovely rest of the holidays.