An extreme-phenotype genome‐wide association study identifies candidate cannabinoid pathway genes in Cannabis

Abstract Cannabis produces a class of isoprenylated resorcinyl polyketides known as cannabinoids, a subset of which are medically important and exclusive to this plant. The cannabinoid alkyl group is a critical structural feature that governs therapeutic activity. Genetic enhancement of the alkyl si...

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Main Authors: Matthew T. Welling, Lei Liu, Tobias Kretzschmar, Ramil Mauleon, Omid Ansari, Graham J. King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75271-7