The correlation between rDNA copy number and genome size in eukaryotes

Genome

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-50

  Prokopowich, Cheryl D ^a   Gregory, T Ryan ^a   Crease, Teresa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

C value; Genome size; rRNA genes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE DOSAGE; GENOME; HUMANS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037310350     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/g02-103     Document Type: Article

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