Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus

• Published in: Tree genetics & genomes Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 463 - 508
• Main Authors: Grattapaglia, Dario, Vaillancourt, René E, Shepherd, Merv, Thumma, Bala R, Foley, William, Külheim, Carsten, Potts, Brad M, Myburg, Alexander A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.06.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural biotechnology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; chromosome mapping; Coverage; Data processing; Development; Diploids; Disease resistance; Economic importance; Endangered species; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus grandis; Evolution; expressed sequence tags; Fibers; Forestry; Gene mapping; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; Genetics; genome; Genomes; Genomics; insects; Life Sciences; marker-assisted selection; microsatellite repeats; Myrtaceae; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant breeding; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant sciences; Quantitative trait loci; Review; Reviews; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Synteny; Taxonomy; transcriptomics; Tree Biology; Trees; Wood; wood quality; Woody plants; Brazil; Australia; Southern Hemisphere; Myrtaceae; Phylogenetics; Molecular breeding; Genomics; Linkage mapping

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 contains over 5,650 species in 130 to 150 genera, predominantly of neo-tropical and Southern Hemisphere distribution. Several gener...