ZigZag
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I just finished researching cannabis genetics_ how it all got to where it is today from the beginnings over the past 2000 years ago_ from the first written records and archeological discoveries to today.
It's way too much to get into here but this is the gist of it.-
Cannabis has been around and has been interbred for thousands of years_with different objectives. Even the Landrace plants from South America, Mexico and Hawaii originated somewhere in Central Asia, the Middle East or Eastern Asia. No telling for sure. If you want to check the genetics of a specific cultivar then you should take a look at a few of the genetic testing labs that have been keeping records from samples provided by different growers sent in for testing. It's pretty interesting and considering there are now more than 16,000 different cultivars/strains its pretty daunting as well. These are a few great places to start your search_ Phylos Bioscience/Phylos Galaxy, Kannapedia & Strainseek.
What you'll find is that there is no real specific genetic "tree" you can use to back trace a specific cultivar back more than 3-4 generations because literally everything is a hybrid these days. Even Landrace strains are really hybrids that were transported to a specific region where they were interbred for generations without any genetic influence from other cultivars. During their "evolution" they adapted to there new environment and became stabilized. These stabilized strains are what are known today as Landrace Strains.
Examine the results from the different genetic tests and you'll be able to see which other strains/cultivars are most similar to the one being tested. You can get an idea of where it's linage developed.
It's way too much to get into here but this is the gist of it.-
Cannabis has been around and has been interbred for thousands of years_with different objectives. Even the Landrace plants from South America, Mexico and Hawaii originated somewhere in Central Asia, the Middle East or Eastern Asia. No telling for sure. If you want to check the genetics of a specific cultivar then you should take a look at a few of the genetic testing labs that have been keeping records from samples provided by different growers sent in for testing. It's pretty interesting and considering there are now more than 16,000 different cultivars/strains its pretty daunting as well. These are a few great places to start your search_ Phylos Bioscience/Phylos Galaxy, Kannapedia & Strainseek.
What you'll find is that there is no real specific genetic "tree" you can use to back trace a specific cultivar back more than 3-4 generations because literally everything is a hybrid these days. Even Landrace strains are really hybrids that were transported to a specific region where they were interbred for generations without any genetic influence from other cultivars. During their "evolution" they adapted to there new environment and became stabilized. These stabilized strains are what are known today as Landrace Strains.
Examine the results from the different genetic tests and you'll be able to see which other strains/cultivars are most similar to the one being tested. You can get an idea of where it's linage developed.
