Species delimitation and a new Betula species in section Costatae
Botanists have developed an integrated approach to identify differences between closely related species.
Tag: flow cytometry
More DNA in golden-brown algae leads to bigger cells, but slower growth
The study fills a gap in knowledge in the effects of nuclear DNA size in single-cell algae and protists.
Move over Factor 50! Can increasing their number of chromosomes help protect plants against UV?
Increased chromosome number due to UV is known to occur in lab experiments, but does it happen in real environments?
A long-lasting connection? Links between genome size and stomata size in plants
Puzzles in Moss Genome Evolution
Multidirectional evolution of floral chemistry in deceptive Dactylorhiza orchids
Floral chemistry is hypothesized to be the product of natural selection, but researchers have just begun to consider the micro-evolution of these traits.
Cytogeography of Cystopetris fragilis complex
Sexuality and apomixis in Hieracium are tightly associated with ploidy
Establishing the cell biology of apomixis in Boechera
Retrotransposons in holocentric chromosomes of Eleocharis with different ploidy levels
A reassessment of the genome size – invasiveness relationship in reed canary grass
The smaller a plant’s genome, the more likely it is to be invasive? Or so it was thought but newer techniques are casting some doubt on the idea.
