Does a healthier/larger plant produce better seed genetics?

If I had a mother plant than was grown in a 2 gallon pot (without nutrients) and bred it with it a male plant, would its seeds be any worse than if that same plant was instead a 8ft monster grown outdoors with optimum nutes? Does that affect genetics down the line at all?

I know that a larger plant will produce more seeds, and a healthier plant is obviously better. I also know that the seed selection and its genetics are the most important factor regardless of how it is grown, but my question still remains; will a larger, healthier plant produce better seed genetics?

no...
and like with humans, age can contribute to genetic alterations......


a healthy plant sure but not size
read up on our ever changing genetics, epigenetics for example . traits are altered and can be passed down with a different environment good or bad

I guess my real question is if I'm breeding a plant how long would you veg a plant generally? Assuming yield isn't a big factor and I'm just looking for a quick turnaround

And you said 'a healthy plant sure' so would that mean a plant grown with nutes would generally produce better offspring?

you could go 12/12 from seed like many do to burn through stock.. reveg if you want to make it a mom and or get better seed yield, it really doesn't matter

a plant grown deficient will produce worse offspring, same with overdose
but not in all cases. the offspring will likely be able to handle that environment better. but could produce different compounds etc

(some)equatorial sativas for example have adapted to smell like oranges, quite effective against certain molds prominent in the region.. grow them without a high rh and you get a little different bud or offspring
limonene and aspergillus for example

this topic isnt as simple as i think your imagining

even a "clone" -cutting will prove different in a different environment

Thanks that's pretty helpful. I wasn't sure if the environment/it's nutes had much of an impact is all. I thought maybe the only way to affect genetics was to selectively choose the plants with the better genetics and continue to create further generations with those preferred attributes. Obviously that's still a big factor but I now understand it's not the only one.

Good to know that their climat/soil/nutes, and how the genetics react to it, will also affect how the next generation turns out. I won't be doing 12/12 but will likely keep the mother plant modest in size.