Open AccessMicrogeographic Genome Size Differentiation of the Carob Tree, Ceratonia siliqua, at 'Evolution Canyon', Israel
Author(s) -
Petr Bureš
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mch074
Subject(s) - ceratonia siliqua , biology , canyon , genome size , evergreen , botany , genome , gene , genetics , cartography , geography
We tested whether the local differences in genome size recorded earlier in the wild barley, Hordeum spontaneum, at 'Evolution Canyon', Mount Carmel, Israel, can also be found in other organisms. As a model species for our test we chose the evergreen carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua.
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