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Applications of terpene analysis in forest genetics

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Population Genetics of Forest Trees

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 42))

Abstract

Terpenoid substances in forest trees are versatile biochemical systems for use as genetic markers and for studying genetic regulation at the biochemical level. Univariate, multivariate and correlative data analyses from numerous studies on different coniferous species are presented. These data indicate that fitness values for most terpenes examined are probably so low as to be unmeasurable except in long evolutionary time spans. Variation patterns for monoterpenes often closely parallel racial differentiation for morphological traits and reflect the migratory history of species and species-complexes. Random drift and gene flow are likely the major influences on genetic organization of terpene variability. Mutation in regulatory genes may be responsible for quantitative variation within major gene systems for terpenes. The mono-, sesqui- and diterpene systems in conifers offer good opportunities for research on the nature of gene regulation in plants and its evolutionary significance.

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Hanover, J.W. (1992). Applications of terpene analysis in forest genetics. In: Adams, W.T., Strauss, S.H., Copes, D.L., Griffin, A.R. (eds) Population Genetics of Forest Trees. Forestry Sciences, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2815-5_9

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