Multi-omic Cannabis evidence for sex-specific ethylene responses during induced floral sex change in XX and XY plants; distinguishes chromosome complement from phenotypic floral plasticity.
Visual lesson 08
Ethylene-mediated sexual plasticity
Separate chromosomal sex from phenotypic floral expression by tracing how ethylene signaling and interacting developmental or environmental factors can modify reproductive morphology, without implying that hormone response rewrites chromosome complement.
System study map
Ethylene-mediated sexual plasticity
Chromosomal sex versus ethylene-responsive floral expression modelStart with the highlighted plant system as the anatomical context. Then compare the lesson observations with the evidence sources and knowledge check below so structure, process, and whole-plant consequences stay connected.- Plant system
- Sex, Pollen & Seeds
- Lesson focus
- Chromosomal sex versus ethylene-responsive floral expression model
- Study mode
- Whole-plant context
Knowledge check
PracticeCan you explain what the visual is showing?
Why must the Atlas separate chromosomal sex from ethylene-mediated floral sex expression?
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Mark the lesson complete when you are comfortable with the visual, observations, and system context.
Evidence & further reading
Sources connected to this lesson
These references support specific biological, diagnostic, environmental, or process concepts used in this lesson. They are not a substitute for crop-specific testing or local regulatory guidance.Phased Cannabis sex chromosomes, X/Y evolution, and an X-linked ACS/ethylene-pathway mechanism associated with female inflorescence fate; supports chromosome-level context while avoiding one-gene explanations for all sex expression.
Cannabis sex determination and sex-expression plasticity, genetic and hormonal regulation, environmental context, hermaphroditism, early detection, and breeding implications.
Female cannabis phytomer organization, solitary flowers, branching, photoperiod response, inflorescence architecture, and floral development.
Female cannabis photoperiod response, shoot-apex architecture, internode elongation, condensed inflorescence development, gibberellin, and auxin context.
System context