Somatic embryogenesis in forestry: A practical approach to cloning the best trees

Alex M. Diner

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Somatic embryogenesis in forestry: A practical approach to cloning the best trees

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Alex M. Diner

Year:

1999

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Wheeler, Robert, ed. Under the canopy; forestry and forest products newsletter of the Alaska Cooperative Extension. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service: 7-8.

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Abstract

Trees as well as humans have two basic cell types based on genetic content: somatic cells and gametic or reproductive cells. Somatic cells, such as skin cells or the sapwood cells in a tree, have at least twice (2n) the base set of chromosomes. The reproductive cells (gametic cells) have a single (n) set of chromosomes.

Citation

Diner, Alex M. 1999. Somatic embryogenesis in forestry: A practical approach to cloning the best trees. In: Wheeler, Robert, ed. Under the canopy; forestry and forest products newsletter of the Alaska Cooperative Extension. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service: 7-8.