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Bootleg16
Bootleg16started grow question 2 years ago
Hello Can one plant have multiple phenotype?
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Sunstonedgrows
Sunstonedgrowsanswered grow question 2 years ago
So I think phenotype may not be the word you're looking for. to better understand this, Genotype is sort of the blueprint. It's all the genes/traits DNA sequences and all that that exist in an organism, regardless of if it's visible or not (i.e. genes for purple expression, higher or lower resin production, etc...). Phenotype is what is being expressed by the genes in an organism (i.e. the plant actually turning purple, the plant having a specific terpene profile, how tall or short it is, etc...). This means that you can have the genotype for a certain gene to be expressed, but it's entirely possible the genes is never expressed and thus has a different phenotype than you may expect (in people, this can look like one person having brown hair, but the family is all blonde. They have the genes for blonde hair, but it is not expressed.) With this in mind, no it's not possible for an organism to have multiple phenotypes, as the phenotype is whatever the organism expresses. To put it another way, a phenotype is the whole package of how the plant looks. Can a plant have 2 (or more) specific traits you are looking for? Yes, absolutely.. Color, terpene profile, and resin production are all genes/traits you can select for. You can then look for a phenotype that expresses those traits the way you would want. There's obvs more complications to this but I hope that helps at a basic level
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Bootleg16
Bootleg16answered grow question 2 years ago
Thanks for all of the great answers and kind words! I did use the wrong word hehehehe. I was wondering because I have an auto blue dream plant that seems to be showing those different characteristics that you guys were referring too. Makes sense now! Thanks
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
Genotype is the genetic blueprint for that strain. Phenotype is the expression of those genes caused by the plants (growing) environmental factors, - nutrition, lighting, health etc. Genetics vary from seed to seed, and yes, every seed from one packet will grow differently from each other.
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Hempy_The_Kid
Hempy_The_Kidanswered grow question 2 years ago
Only through grafting.
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 2 years ago
I have had a few plants grow 1 or 2 branches that have a completely different structure and look like different phenos.
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HerbalEdu
HerbalEduanswered grow question 2 years ago
Each plant you grow is a specific phenotype within a strain. So yeah it's possible depending strain stability each phenotype are different from each other.
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 2 years ago
Not sure what you mean.. but no not really. A phenotype is just the genetic expression for each individual plant essentially..
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