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The amount of DNA in the nucleus of a cell is known as genome size and varies more extensively in plants than any other comparable group of eukaryotes. Accessing available data to enable large scale comparative analyses is essential for understanding the biological and evolutionary significance of such genome size diversity. This letter highlights the recent release of the Plant DNA C-values database - the largest online resource for genome size data available. It outlines what new data are now available, how to use the database and the latest insights into genome size diversity across the major land plant lineages and some algal lineages.
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This page is a summary of: The Plant DNA C‐values database (release 7.1): an updated online repository of plant genome size data for comparative studies, New Phytologist, October 2019, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/nph.16261.
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Plant DNA C-values database
The latest update of the Plant DNA C-values database (Release 7.1, April 2019) by Leitch IJ, Johnston E, Pellicer J, Hidalgo O, Bennett MD, contains C-value data for 12,273 species comprising 10,770 angiosperms, 421 gymnosperms, 303 pteridophytes (246 ferns and fern allies and 57 lycophytes), 334 bryophytes, and 445 algae.
Plant DNA C-values database
The Plant DNA C-values Database currently contains C-value (genome size) data for 12,273 species comprising 10,770 angiosperms, 421 gymnosperms, 303 pteridophytes (246 ferns and fern allies and 57 lycophytes), 334 bryophytes, and 445 algae.
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