chemotype

Noun

Meaning

chemotype (plural chemotypes)

A chemically distinct entity in a plant or microorganism with differences in the composition of the secondary metabolites

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Female plants of this chemotype may produce enough THC to be utilized for drug production. Source: Internet

This classification was based on several factors including interfertility, chromosome uniformity, chemotype, and numerical analysis of phenotypic characters. Source: Internet

When plants of these two chemotypes cross-pollinate, the plants in the first filial (F 1 ) generation have an intermediate chemotype and produce similar amounts of CBD and THC. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

chemotropic chemotropically chemotropism chemotypic chemotypical chemotypically