Genome size is a biodiversity trait that shows staggering diversity across eukaryotes, varying
over 64,000-fold. Of all major taxonomic groups, land plants stand out due to their …

Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

In recent decades, interest in plant genome size (ie the total amount of DNA in the
unreplicated haploid nucleus; Greilhuber et al., 2005) has been growing exponentially as …

Ferns are the closest sister group to all seed plants, yet little is known about their genomes
other than that they are generally colossal. Here, we report on the genomes of Azolla …

Multicellular eukaryotic genomes show enormous differences in size. A substantial part of
this variation is due to the presence of transposable elements (TEs). They contribute …

Angiosperms, which inhabit diverse environments across all continents, exhibit significant
variation in genome sizes, making them an excellent model system for examining …

Angiosperms show a remarkable range in genome size (GS), yet most species have small
genomes, despite the frequency of polyploidy and repeat amplification in the ancestries of …

Transposable elements are powerful drivers of genome evolution in many eukaryotes.
Although they are mostly considered as 'selfish'genetic elements, increasing evidence …

The content of DNA in the somatic, unreplicated cell nuclei (genome size) and DNA base
composition (GC content) are the basic genomic parameters that can be measured by flow …

Sea ice is a critical component of the Earth's Climate System and a unique habitat. Sea-ice
changes prior to the satellite era are poorly documented, and proxy methods are needed to …