A cannabis hybrid is a cultivar bred from both indica and sativa parents, blending the morphological and chemotype characteristics of both. Modern commercial cannabis is overwhelmingly hybrid — almost every strain on dispensary shelves (OG Kush, Gelato, Wedding Cake, GMO, Runtz, etc.) is a hybrid, often with dozens of intercrosses in the lineage. Hybrids are categorized as indica-dominant, sativa-dominant, or balanced (50/50) based on the ancestry ratio and the morphology/effect bias of the phenotype. Breeders create hybrids to combine desired traits — high potency from one parent, shorter flowering time from another, specific terp profile from a third. The classic example is OG Kush, a hybrid of Hindu Kush (indica) and Chemdawg (hybrid leaning sativa) that became foundational stock for hundreds of subsequent crosses.
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