Size of the Whole versus Number of Parts in Genomes
It is known that chromosome number tends to decrease as genome size increases in angiosperm plants. Here the relationship between number of parts (the chromosomes) and size of the whole (the genome) is studied for other groups of organisms from different kingdoms. Two major results are obtained. Fir...
Main Authors: | Núria Forns, Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho, Jaume Baixeries, Antoni Hernández-Fernández |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-08-01
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Series: | Entropy |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/13/8/1465/ |
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