The rapid expansion of next‐generation sequencing has yielded a powerful array of tools to
address fundamental biological questions at a scale that was inconceivable just a few years …

Over the past two decades, research in forest tree genomics has lagged behind that of
model and agricultural systems. However, genomic research in forest trees is poised to enter …

Genomic selection (GS) involves selection decisions based on genomic breeding values
estimated as the sum of the effects of genome-wide markers capturing most quantitative trait …

The status of genomics and genetics research in the Myrtaceae, a large family of
dicotyledonous woody plants, is reviewed with Eucalyptus as the focal genus. The family …

Association studies are becoming the experimental approach of choice to dissect complex
traits in many organisms from humans to model plant systems. The candidate gene based …

Genetic association is a powerful method for dissecting complex adaptive traits due to (i) fine-
scale mapping resulting from historical recombination,(ii) wide coverage of phenotypic and …

Outbreeding species with large, stable population sizes, such as widely distributed conifers,
are expected to harbor relatively more DNA sequence polymorphism. Under the neutral …

Forest trees have gained much attention in recent years as nonclassical model eukaryotes
for population, evolutionary and ecological genomic studies. Because of low domestication …

Genetic association studies are rapidly becoming the experimental approach of choice to
dissect complex traits, including tolerance to drought stress, which is the most common …

Background Genomic selection (GS) may improve selection response over conventional
pedigree-based selection if markers capture more detailed information than pedigrees in …