Transposable Elements and Genome Size Variations in Plants
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Transposable Elements and Genome Size Variations in Plants
Although the number of protein-coding genes is not highly variable between plant taxa, the DNA content in their genomes is highly variable, by as much as 2,056-fold from a 1C amount of 0.0648 pg to 132.5 pg. The mean 1C-value in plants is 2.4 pg, and genome size expansion/contraction is lineage-specific in plant taxonomy. Transposable element fractions in plant genomes are also variable, as low...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genomics & Informatics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2234-0742
DOI: 10.5808/gi.2014.12.3.87