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Forest Genetics and Sustainability pp 31–48Cite as

Genetic markers in forest genetics — the tunnel remains dark

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 63))

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In the last decade, a diverse array of new molecular tools has become available for various types of genetic studies at the population and higher levels. The rate at which these techniques are being developed far outpaces their competent incorporation into studies of population biology. Furthermore, in many cases, statistical methods for analysing novel genetic data have yet to be formulated (Parker et al. 1998). Nevertheless, in many areas of population and evolutionary biology, rapid progress is being made because newly available markers can identify individuals, populations, genetic strains, or closely related species. Thus, it is becoming increasingly important for population biologists to be able to understand and evaluate molecular data, and to know which molecular techniques are appropriate fnr solving their own research questions. Genetic markers have been subject to several recent reviews (Cruzan 1998, Geburek 1997, Haig 1998, Karp and Edwards 1997, Parker et al. 1998, Strauss et al. 1992a, Vekemans and Jacquemart 1997). However, these earlier works did not consider certain properties of genetic markers such as genomic origin and coding function or focused only on special applications such as biosystematics (Strauss et al. 1992a) or genome mapping (Staub et al. 1996, Strauss et al. 1992b). In cur present contribution, we present a brief review of currently available genetic markers and their applications in various areas of population biology with emphasis on the type of analysed DNA sequences.

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Szmidt, A.E., Wang, XR. (2000). Genetic markers in forest genetics — the tunnel remains dark. In: Mátyás, C. (eds) Forest Genetics and Sustainability. Forestry Sciences, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1576-8_5

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