Research Article
Genome Sizes in Hepatica Mill: (Ranunculaceae) Show a Loss of DNA, Not a Gain, in Polyploids
Table 3
Genome sizes of Hepatica compared with results of Mabuchi et al. [
7] and idem recalculated.
| | This article | Mabuchi et al. [7] | recalculated | % difference | | H. vulgare = 11.12 pg | H. vulgare = 10.0 pg | between column B and D |
| H. falconeri (Thomson) Steward | 25.9* | 30.2 | 27.2 | |
| H. nobilis Schreber | 33.0 | 38.3 | 34.4 | 4.2 | H. americana (DC.) Ker Gawler | 34.6 | 40.3 | 36.2 | 4.6 | H. americana ssp. acuta (Pursh) Zonn. | 34.9 | 40.3 | 36.2 | 3.7 |
| H. maxima (Nakai) Nakai | 34.8 | 41.7 | 37.5 | 7.8 | H. asiatica ssp. insularis (Nakai) Zonn. | 35.4 | 41.7 | 37.5 | 5.9 | H. asiatica Nakai ssp.asiatica | 36.3 | 42.3 | 38 | 4.7 | H. asiatica ssp. japonica (Nakai) Zonn. | 35.8 | 41.7 | 37.5 | 4.7 |
| H. henryi (Oliv.)Steward | 53.0 | 65.8 | 59.2 | 11.7 | H. transsilvanica Fuss | 54.2 | 66.5 | 59.8 | 10.3 | H. yamatutae Nakai | 58.3 | 70.9 | 63.8 | 9.4 | H. asiatica ssp. pubescens (Hiroe) Zonn. | 70.0 | 89.2 | 80.2 | 14.6 |
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*calculated from [7]
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