Does it look familiar with any of the strains you know?
What’s your guess?
I’m a newbie i have no idea.
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No way to identify such a thing. It’s impossible.
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U mean, Only a full living plant can?
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No. Regardless of where a seed comes from there can be so much variation from seed to seed that you can call it whatever you want, no one would bat an eye or know any better.
Strains are a combination of genetics, and environment. Pheno types can vary. That’s why when large business pheno hunt it’s not unrealistic to see them drop 1,000-10,000 seeds from the same parents to find a stand out. Large amount of variation, and each variation could be called whatever they want.
There are seeds that resemble the strain thats represented but unless from clone it’s very hard to get a replica. Even from clone you can see variances from the parent plant if the environment changed, it’s even said that depending what part of the plant you clone from can alter the outcome.The seeds that are consistent have generally been refined through on going breeding practice.
So that’s why I say it’s impossible.
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Damn, you really know your stuff! Thanks for explaining why strain names don’t guarantee consistency—especially with seeds. Makes total sense now. Keep it real.
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Genetics are a crazy topic to get into.
Anyhow, I’d smoke the bud you posted. Looks good to me!
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I spent the whole night researching genetics in Mary Jane. Now I know a lot more. Thanks for the advice and heads-up! 
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The main difference between the strains are each strain’s terpine profile and cannabinoid (THC, CBD, CBN,…) content.
The best you can do is guess based on terpines. For example - strains with limonene will smell like citrus and strains with pinene will smell like evergreens.
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Really good idea, thanks
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