A decade after the first forest tree genome sequence was released into the public domain, the rapidly evolving genomics and bioinformatics toolbox has advanced our understanding of the structure, functioning, and evolution of forest tree genomes. This review highlights some of the discoveries and applications that “omics” technologies have made possible for forest trees over the past 10 years.
Further reading - Plomion C, Bastien C, Bogeat-Triboulot M, et al. 2016. Annals of Forest Science 73: 77. doi:10.1007/s13595-015-0488-3