The rDNA of Liverworts is unusually organised.
Tag - chromosome number
Alex Assiry
Repetitive DNA is not behind genome size variation in Anacyclus
Plant genome size (GS) varies widely – by as much as a factor of 2500 in land plants alone. Outside of genome duplication (polyploidy), repetitive DNA is thought to be the main contributor to this variation. However...
Erin Zimmerman
Genome size and seed mass in Aesculus
The genus Aesculus (horse chestnut, buckeye) consists of 12 to 19 extant species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Aesculus is notable amongst woody angiosperms for its unusually large seeds. While chromosome...
botanyone
Does removal of secondary metabolites improve Zingiberaceous nuclei quality?
The family Zingiberaceae is well known for its range of secondary constituents and bioactive metabolites, such as flavonoids, phenolic acids and essential oils known to increase nuclei stickiness in cell free lysate. As...
Evolution of genome size and chromosome numbers in Genlisea
Measurements of nuclear genome sizes from cultivated plant material for a comprehensive taxon sampling that includes nearly half of all species in Genlisea.
Chromosome number and fruit size in Actinidia
Some otherwise promising selections of Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) have fruit that are too small for successful commercialization. Wu et al. induce chromosome doubling using colchicine and measure subsequent fruit...
