Karelian birch is a variety of silver birch, which is valued for its unique patterned wood. However, it is impossible to determine whether a tree is Karelian at the early stages of its development. Whole genome assembly was performed to determine the true causal polymorphism.

Шумкова В.А. (науч. рук. Потокина Е.К.) Whole genome assembly of karelian birch and analysis of chromosome regions associated with the curly wood phenotype // Сборник тезисов докладов конгресса молодых ученых. Электронное издание. – СПб: Университет ИТМО, [2025]. URL: https://kmu.itmo.ru/digests/article/15295