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Physical distance spanned by centromeres

Range	420 to 820 kb
Organism	Rice Oryza sativa
Reference	Zhang H, Dawe RK. Total centromere size and genome size are strongly correlated in ten grass species. Chromosome Res. 2012 May20(4):403-12 p.408 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID22552915
Comments	In rice, centromeres have been estimated to span physical distances ranging 420– 820 kb.
Entered by	Uri M
ID	108216