Population, quantitative and comparative genomics of adaptation in forest trees.
Authors:
Neale, David B Ingvarsson, Pär K USDA, FS
Source:
Current opinion in plant biology. 2008 Apr., v. 11, no. 2 [Oxford, UK]: Pergamon: Elsevier Science, p. 149-155.
NALT Subjects:
forest trees plant genetics genomics genome population genetics plant adaptation genes quantitative genetics literature reviews
Other Subjects:
comparative genomics
Issue Date:
Apr-2008
Abstract:
High-throughput DNA sequencing and genotyping technologies have enabled a new generation of research in plant genetics where combined quantitative and population genetic approaches can be used to better understand the relationship between naturally occurring genotypic and phenotypic diversity. Forest trees are highly amenable to such studies because of their combined undomesticated and partially domesticated state. Forest geneticists are using association genetics to dissect complex adaptive traits and discover the underlying genes. In parallel, they are using resequencing of candidate genes and modern population genetics methods to discover genes under natural selection. This combined approach is identifying the most important genes that determine patterns of complex trait adaptation observed in many tree populations.
