Other chapters focus on inbreeding: complete elimination of homozygous recessive trees mutation and migration and controlled pollination and vegetative propagation. It then discusses concepts from basic genetics, including chromosome structure and function DNA and RNA nongenetic inheritance and genotype versus phenotype. Organized into 19 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of forest genetics and problems associated with forest genetics. It also describes techniques that are generally useful in tree improvement work, including individual tree selection and breeding, provenance testing, species and racial hybridization, and introduction of exotics. Introduction to Forest Genetics examines some of the basic genetic concepts typically used in forestry and tree improvement studies, including Mendelian and population genetics.
