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Article

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Biological Sciences

Abstract

Nuclear DNA content has been estimated using flow cytometry for 17 species and eight cultivars of Malus and for 44 species of 29 other genera within the Rosaceae. Compared to other angiosperms, diploid genome sizes vary little within the family Rosaceae and within the genus Malus. C-values of genera within the subfamilies Spiraeoideae and Rosoideae are among the smallest of flowering plants thus far reported. In general, the Maloideae have the largest diploid genomes of the family, consistent with their higher chromosome numbers and presumed polyploid origin.

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https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1992.tb13697.x

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© American Journal of Botany 1992, Botanical Society of America.

APA Citation

Dickson, E., Arumuganathan, K., Kresovich, S., & Doyle, J. (1992). Nuclear DNA Content Variation Within the Rosaceae. American Journal of Botany, 79(9), 1081–1086. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1992.tb13697.x

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