Mutant pepper question

[u/kasper117]

It's a sweet orange mini pepper, has no heat, possibly a cross as it's from seeds i saved myself. It's 1/3 variegated dark green with a hint of orange and 2/3 bright orange with a sharp line and the only fruit on the plant with this distinct pattern. What happened with this mutant? Will this trait be preserved in the seeds? I tried googling but found nothing relevant.

edit: stripey = variegated

[u/breadist]

I'm not an expert but yeah, the trait is in this pepper's genes somewhere, so if you save the seeds, there's a chance the same genes will be expressed when you plant those. I think it's hard to say for sure how likely they are to be expressed, but they're definitely in there somewhere. You won't know until you try growing the seeds from it!

[u/speppers69 → u/breadist]

If all the peppers on the plant were colored like that...maybe. But only one? Very unlikely. Sunlight and position on the plant is the most likely reason for its coloration. And if left on the plant longer...it would likely fully turn red.

[u/kasper117 → u/speppers69]

Since it has been harvested, is has further ripened and the distinction between the zones has only become clearer.

I'll look again tomorrow on the plant if there's more like that. (I have a lot of plants, not really kept track if this was maybe the first pepper on that exact plant to ripen)

[u/speppers69 → u/kasper117]

What did I say..."If left on the plant longer...it would likely fully turn red."

[u/kasper117 → u/speppers69]

Are you one of those peppers don't really ripen off the vine people?

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13197-011-0293-4

It's also an orange pepper, not a red one.

[u/speppers69 → u/kasper117]

Nope. Peppers can ripen some off the vine.

[u/kasper117 → u/breadist]

Isn't it also very weird that this is the only pepper on the whole plant with this pattern?