Oak symbolism in the light of genomics
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
New Phytologist. 2020, vol. 26, n° 4, p. 1012-1017
Wiley
English Abstract
Throughout the Northern Hemisphere, human societies, political systems, and religions have appropriated oaks in symbolic representations. In this review, we explore the possible associations between recent genetic and ...Read more >
Throughout the Northern Hemisphere, human societies, political systems, and religions have appropriated oaks in symbolic representations. In this review, we explore the possible associations between recent genetic and genomic findings and the symbolic representations of oaks. We first consider the ways in which evolutionary history during the Holocene has tightened links between humans and oaks in Europe, and how this may have led to symbolic representations. We then show how recent findings concerning the structure and evolution of the oak genome have provided additional knowledge about symbolic representations, such as longevity, cohesiveness, and robustness.Read less <
Keywords
Quercus
plant resistance
plant speciation
English Keywords
tree longevity
tree mutation rates
interspecific gene flow
oak biodiversity
oak genomics
Origin
Hal imported