Percent of polyploid flowering plants
| Value | 70 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Plants |
| Reference | Masterson J, Stomatal Size in Fossil Plants: Evidence for Polyploidy in Majority of Angiosperms. Science. 1994 Apr 15 264(5157):421-424.PubMed ID17836906 |
| Method | Three published estimates of the frequency of polyploidy in angiosperms (30 to 35 percent, 47 percent, and 70 to 80 percent) were tested by estimating the genome size of extinct woody angiosperms with the use of fossil guard cell size as a proxy for cellular DNA content. |
| Entered by | MichalK |
| ID | 104736 |