S. Tomimoto

Branching architecture affects genetic diversity within an individual tree

The paper models how branching architecture influences within-individual genetic diversity in trees by analyzing the effects of two parameters on mutation accumulation.

Somatic mutation rates scale with time not growth rate in long-lived tropical trees

This study finds that somatic mutation rates in tropical trees scale with time, not growth rate, showing a constant mutation rate per year across species with different growth rates.

The genetic structure within a single tree is determined by the behavior of the stem cells in the meristem

This study models stem cell behavior in the shoot apical meristem to show how genetic diversity increases with distance from the shoot base and angular position.

Modelling somatic mutation accumulation and expansion in a long-lived tree with hierarchical modular architecture

This study models somatic mutation accumulation and expansion in long-lived trees with modular architecture, showing genetic drift increases inter-meristem mosaicism and alters mutation patterns.