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The process of crossing plants to produce desirable traits. In what has become the backbone of the cannabis industry, breeding and the terminology that surrounds it warrant a closer look to inform consumers. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBreeding cannabis is a long, iterative process.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe strain Cali-O is used as breeding stock for many citrus-tasting strains.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tMore about breeding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To understand breeding, knowing the mechanics of plant reproduction is necessary. Cannabis has a diploid genome, meaning that it has two copies of each chromosome, where genes are found. During breeding, a male and female plant are crossed with each other allowing each to contribute genetic information to their offspring. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One copy of each parent plant's chromosome is supplied by that plant's sex cell \u2014 pollen in male cannabis plants and ovule in female cannabis plants. These cells combine during reproduction, mixing genes from one parent's chromosome to areas on the other parent's chromosome in a process called recombination. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Female\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite>
One copy of each parent plant's chromosome is supplied by that plant's sex cell \u2014 pollen in male cannabis plants and ovule in female cannabis plants. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t