Table 1 Adansonia digitata L. 2C (pg), 1Cx (pg) nuclear DNA content and 1Cx monoploid genome size (Mbp) determined by flow cytometry, and chromosome count determined by cytogenetic analysis.

From: New chromosome number and cyto-molecular characterization of the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) - “The Tree of Life”

Variable

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

2C-DNA (pg)*a

3.80 ± 0.6

3.44

4.3

1Cx-DNA (pg)*a

0.94 ± 0.1

0.86

1.1

1Cx genome size (Mbp)*

919.1 ± 62.9

841.1

1,055.1

Chromosome count*b

167.9 ± 1.12

164

172

  1. *aThe mean is the average of 20 runs from 10 plants (2 runs/plant).
  2. *bThe mean is the average of 94 counts (3 counters, 31 or 32 cells per counter).
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