Cannabis labelling is associated with genetic variation in terpene synthase genes

Sophie Watts, Michel McElroy, Zoë Migicovsky, Hugo Maassen, Robin van Velzen, Sean Myles*

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Abstract

Analysis of over 100 Cannabis samples quantified for terpene and cannabinoid content and genotyped for over 100,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms indicated that Sativa- and Indica-labelled samples were genetically indistinct on a genome-wide scale. Instead, we found that Cannabis labelling was associated with variation in a small number of terpenes whose concentrations are controlled by genetic variation at tandem arrays of terpene synthase genes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1330-1334
Number of pages5
JournalNature Plants
Volume7
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021

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