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Plant DNA C-values Database

Plant DNA C-values Database

Release 7.1, April 2019. Leitch IJ, Johnston E, Pellicer J, Hidalgo O, Bennett MD https://cvalues.science.kew.org/

All Plants Angiosperm Gymnosperm Pteridophyte Bryophyte Algae
All Plant C-values Angiosperm C-values Gymnosperm C-values Pteridophyte C-values Bryophyte C-values Algal C-values

The DNA amount in the unreplicated gametic nucleus of an organism is referred to as its C-value, irrespective of the ploidy level of the taxon. The Plant DNA C-values Database currently contains C-value data for 12,273 species comprising 10,770 angiosperms, 421 gymnosperms, 303 pteridophytes (246 ferns and fern allies and 57 lycophytes), 334 bryophytes, and 445 algae.

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