Plant genome size research: A field in focus

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Bennett, M D ^a   Leitch, I J ^a  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; C value; DNA amounts; Genetic fingerprinting; Genome evolution; Genome size; Holistic genomics; Intraspecific variation

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOME;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

PLANT DNA;

GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW;

DNA, PLANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, PLANT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 21644476085     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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