She's a long way from flower, still growing in symmetry.
Those bits are nascent side branches.

If you want taller plants, (longer internodes), raise the light and they will stretch for it.
Then search for Horsemanrocks. He has an excellent thread on early sexing.

Here:
boards.cannabis.com/basic-growing/191087-males-females-early-recognition.html

But do the search, you will find most of it quite useful.

Aloha,
Weezard