A rapid method for sex identification in Cannabis sativa using High Resolution Melt (HRM) analysis.
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We report the identification of two SNPs in Cannabis sativa that are associated with female and male plant sex phenotypes, and are located on the top arm of the X chromosome. High Resolution Melt analysis was used to develop and validate a novel, rapid method for sex identification in medical/recreational cannabis as well as in hemp. This method can distinguish between dioecious male (XY) and dioecious female (XX) cannabis plants with 100% accuracy, and can also be used to differentiate between male and female Humulus lupulus (hop) plants.
2012 ◽
Vol 50
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pp. 3751-3753
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2010 ◽
Vol 48
(3)
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pp. 697-702
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