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Genome size and evolution

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Examination of data on genome size for prokaryotic cells suggests an evolutionary scheme.

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    Douglas C. Wallace & Harold J. Morowitz

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Wallace, D.C., Morowitz, H.J. Genome size and evolution. Chromosoma 40, 121–126 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00321457

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