Sex-linked Traits?

Dren

Active Member
Are there any sex-linked traits such as bud density, resin production, plant stature, etc... when it comes to marijuana like there are in virtually every species of animal?

ie: If I have a mother that produces, almost without fail, rockhard buds covered in trichs and fan leaves that drip with resin, with a very smooth, pleasant tasting smoke and smell. She does, however, have cons, those being that she is awkwardly lanky and takes 10 weeks to fully finish flowering with average yields of super-potent ganj. The male I want to cross her with has a nice short, bushy structure (a la most NL's) and yields bumper crops with every harvest. It has fantastic blue and red buds with a sour diesel-esque flavor/aroma.

Is there any remotely reliable means of determining which of those traits are more likely than others to carry through to the offspring of that cross other than growing out 1000 of the seeds and carefully documenting phenotypes for every female?
 

magicvalley

Active Member
I believe, if you clone, then you would know exactly what to expect. Other than that, it might be impossible, except for traits that are common to the strain, and if your male is a different strain, then your new seeds may produce a variety if traits.
 

Bongman

Well-Known Member
I believe, if you clone, then you would know exactly what to expect. Other than that, it might be impossible, except for traits that are common to the strain, and if your male is a different strain, then your new seeds may produce a variety if traits.
Right, offspring grown from seed are usually different in some way from each other.

Dren, I like how you think. This will require experimentation on your part. A progeny test is basically the act of using the male to breed with a female to see what the outcome will be. Not very useful unless you have a sizable crop, but it's the most surefire way to create your monster. Just some trial and error.
 

tahoe58

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genotypes versus phenotypes and where they meet......cloning is an identical plant (genetic and phenotypic)....seeds are the result of genetic recombination....and traits may be either dominant or subdominant....the manner in which they match up produces the next generation....it is a trial and error process refined with knowledge gained from growing and observing individual traits that express themselves strongly, and those that become lost or overshadowed.....as the genotype is narrowed through successive inbreeding and crossbreeding....the "stability" of the strain is improved, and it "predictability" also improved.
 
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