| Range |
among species >30: within species 2 to 3 fold
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| Organism |
Grass spp. |
| 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.407 left column top paragraphPubMed ID22552915
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| Primary Source |
International Rice Genome Sequencing Project. The map-based sequence of the rice genome. Nature. 2005 Aug 11 436(7052):793-800. AND Paterson AH et al., The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses. Nature. 2009 Jan 29 457(7229):551-6. AND Schnable PS The B73 maize genome: complexity, diversity, and dynamics. Science. 2009 Nov 20 326(5956):1112-5.PubMed ID16100779, 19189423, 19965430
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| Comments |
The
great majority of chromosome size variation in the
grasses occurs among species (>30-fold) while within
species, chromosome size varies by smaller magnitudes
(~2- to 3-fold) (primary sources). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108218 |