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