In plant breeding, for many eons before man knew about genes and chromosomes people managed to breed better and better things. One of the most baffling feats of ancient breeding is how did corn get bred to what it is today. For many decades scientists searched for "wild corn" unsuccessfully. When they finally found it , it had almost no resemblance to what we think of as corn. Man has bred dahlias into a plant that looks very little like the wild species dahlias. Both of these feats were done without any knowledge of genes and chromosomes. Will there be "GMO" dahlias? I know with some certainty, that I will not be one of the people to create a "GMO" Hollyhill dahlia. If GMO dahlias are created, will dahlia breeders use those genes in their breeding programs? 
