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DNA evolution in the genus Gossypium

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Measurements of relative DNA contents in the genus Gossypium reveal more than a two-fold difference between the lowest and the highest values among diploid species with the same chromosome number. An experiment designed to detect intra-specific variation in DNA content is described. Phylogenetic implications, including the origin of amphiploids are discussed briefly.

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Abdul Kadir, Z.B. DNA evolution in the genus Gossypium . Chromosoma 56, 85–94 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00293732

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