FT-like genes in Cannabis and hops: sex specific expression and copy-number variation may explain flowering time variation

Abstract Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-025-11975-2. Article type: Research Article Keywords: PEBP, Cannabaceae, Flowering time, Adaptation, Sub-functionalisation, Phylogenetics, RNA-seq Authors: Caroline A. Dowling, Todd P. Michael, Paul F. McCabe, Susanne Schilling, Rainer Melzer Affiliations: https://ror.org/05m7pjf47grid.7886.10000 0001 0768 2743School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; https://ror.org/05m7pjf47grid.7886.10000 0001 0768 2743UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; https://ror.org/03xez1567grid.250671.70000 0001 0662 7144Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies,