Genome sizes for all genera of Cycadales

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 253-256

  Zonneveld, B J M ^a  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cycadales; DNA content; Flow cytometry; Genome size, taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

CHROMOSOME; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME; GYMNOSPERM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CYCADOPHYTA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME SIZE; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT GENOME; POLYPLOIDY;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CYCADOPHYTA; DNA, PLANT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME SIZE; GENOME, PLANT; PHYLOGENY; POLYPLOIDY;

CYCADALES; CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS;

EID: 82955203395     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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