Variations in genome mass

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1993

Abstract

1. 1. Genome size varies considerably among vertebrates, ranging from less than 1 pg to more than 200 pg; the amount of DNA differing among individuals in a population can equal the amount in the entire structural gene complement. 2. 2. Recent technological advances permit evaluation of genome size variation at several levels including sub-chromosomal, chromosomal and cellular. 3. 3. Genome size variation may also be viewed from taxonomic levels, and across evolutionary time frames. 4. 4. As sources of genome size variation are identified and studied, the conundrum of the C-value paradox (lack of correlations among genome size, genomic complexity and phylogenetic status of organisms) may prove to be more apparent than real. 5. 5. For example, the limited and relatively constant genome size of avians may be related to the physiological constraints of flight. © 1993.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part B: Biochemistry and

First Page

207

Last Page

213

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