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The Application of Flow Cytometry for Estimating Genome Size, Ploidy Level Endopolyploidy, and Reproductive Modes in Plants
Over the years, the amount of DNA in a nucleus (genome size) has been estimated using a variety of methods, but increasingly, flow cytometry (FCM) has become the method of choice. The popularity of this technique lies in the ease of sample preparation and in the large number of particles... -
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Biogeography and genome size evolution of the oldest extant vascular plant genus, Equisetum (Equisetaceae)
Abstract Background and Aims Extant plant groups with a long fossil history are key elements in understanding vascular plant evolution. Horsetails (Equisetum, Equisetaceae) have a nearly continuous fossil record dating back to the Carboniferous, but their phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns are still poorly understood. We use here the most extensive...Christenhusz, Maarten J M ; Chase, Mark W ; Fay, Michael F ; Hidalgo, Oriane ; Leitch, Ilia J …
living fossils, sperm cells, flagellae, molecular clocks, Sphenophyta, ferns, horsetails, and C-value
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Genome Size Doubling Arises From the Differential Repetitive DNA Dynamics in the Genus Heloniopsis (Melanthiaceae).
Plant genomes are highly diverse in size and repetitive DNA composition. In the absence of polyploidy, the dynamics of repetitive elements, which make up the bulk of the genome in many species, are the main drivers underpinning changes in genome size and the overall evolution of the genomic landscape. The...Pellicer, Jaume ; Fernández, Pol ; Fay, Michael F. ; Michálková, Ester ; Leitch, Ilia J.
DNA repeats, C-value, Rransposable elements, Satellite DNA, Chromosome, and Heloniopsis
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A universe of dwarfs and giants: genome size and chromosome evolution in the monocot family elanthiaceae.
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Genome resources for underutilised legume crops: genome sizes, genome skimming and marker development.
Underutilised crops suffer from under-investigation relative to more mainstream crops, but often possess improved stress tolerance and/or nutrition, making them potentially important for breeding programmes in the context of climate change and an expanding human population. Developing basic genome resources for underutilised crops may therefore catalyse analyses to facilitate their... -
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A universe of dwarfs and giants: genome size and chromosome evolution in the monocot family Melanthiaceae.
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Genomic gigantism in the whisk-fern family (Psilotaceae): Tmesipteris obliqua challenges record holder Paris japonica.