Genome size

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Value 511 Mbp
Organism Physcomitrella patens
Reference Rensing et al., The Physcomitrella genome reveals evolutionary insights into the conquest of land by plants. Science. 2008 Jan 4 319(5859):64-9.PubMed ID18079367
Primary Source G. Schween, G. Gorr, A. Hohe, R. Reski, Unique Tissue-Specific Cell Cycle in Physcomitrella, Plant Biology 2003 Volume 5 Issue 1, Pages 50 - 58
Method Flow cytometry
Comments based on flow cytrometric (FCM) data, the basic nuclear DNA content per cell of Physcomitrella is 0.53 pg, equating a genome size of 1 C = 511 Mbp. For more data on P. patens see BNID 105322 Table - link
Entered by Daniel Lang
ID 104729