Genome Size Evolution in Plants

The Evolution of the Genome

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 89-162

  Bennett, Michael D ^a   Leitch, Ilia J ^a  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012301463-4/50004-8     Document Type: Chapter

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