# Renamed cut

> A renamed cut is a known clone sold or shared under a new name, so one genotype circulates under many labels and lineage records get muddied.

- Canonical: https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/renamed-cut.html
- Also written: same cut 1,000 names, same cut, a thousand names, rebranded cut, renamed strain, rename
- Glossary category: Grower slang and culture · Evidence: Supported
- Status: Draft: awaiting expert review · Updated: 2026-10-31
- Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), attribute "GenetixBay cannabis glossary"

A renamed cut is a clone of an existing cultivar given a new name, whether by accident (a lost label), to hide its source, or to market it as something new. "Same cut, a thousand names" describes how far this has gone.

## In practice

Genetic studies of retail cannabis show that samples with the same name are often genetically different, and samples with different names can be near-identical (Sawler et al. 2015). For a grower, it means buying a "new" cut may get you a plant you already have, and a "rare" cut may be a common one with a story attached.

## Don't confuse with

- **Phenotype names**: "#4" or "pink [pheno](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/pheno.md)" marks one individual from a [seed lot](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/seed-run.md), which is legitimate if the source is stated.
- **Remake**: a new cross openly reusing an old name.

## Myth check

GenetixBay position (*Supported*): renaming is out of hand and part of why "everything tastes the same". The same narrow pool of material is being relabelled and hybridised into everything, diluting the [gene pool](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/gene-pool.md). A name alone is the weakest evidence level. [GB-IDs](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/gb-id.md), recorded chains of custody and DNA matches are the fix. See [same cut, a thousand names](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/genetics-history/same-cut-a-thousand-names.md).

## Related terms

[Cut](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/cut.md), [Hype strain](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/hype-strain.md), [Elite cut](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/elite-cut.md), [GB-ID](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/gb-id.md), [Strain](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/strain.md)

## Read more

- [Same cut, a thousand names: renaming, relabelling and the shrinking gene pool](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/genetics-history/same-cut-a-thousand-names.md)
- [Why strain names are unreliable: what genetic studies show](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/genetics-history/why-strain-names-are-unreliable.md)

## Sources

1. Sawler J, Stout JM, Gardner KM, et al. 2015. The genetic structure of marijuana and hemp. PLOS ONE 10(8):e0133292. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133292
2. Smith CJ, Vergara D, Keegan B, Jikomes N. 2022. The phytochemical diversity of commercial Cannabis in the United States. PLOS ONE 17(5):e0267498. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267498