Genotype

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The genetic makeup of an organism, including cannabis plants. It represents the specific set of genes inherited from parent plants that determine a wide range of potential traits such as cannabinoid production, terpene profile, growth characteristics, and disease resistance. In cannabis, the genotype interacts with environmental factors to produce the plant’s phenotype, or its observable traits.

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Two plants with the same genotype can express completely different phenotypes depending on their environment.

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