"Genome Size" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The amount of DNA (or RNA) in one copy of a genome.
| Descriptor ID |
D059646
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.037
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| Concept/Terms |
Genome Size- Genome Size
- Genome Sizes
- Size, Genome
- Sizes, Genome
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genome Size" by people in Profiles.
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Quantifying the role of genome size and repeat content in adaptive variation and the architecture of flowering time in Amaranthus tuberculatus. PLoS Genet. 2023 Dec; 19(12):e1010865.
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Highly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes. Elife. 2021 07 19; 10.
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Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species. Nature. 2021 04; 592(7856):737-746.
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A less selfish view of genome size evolution in maize. PLoS Genet. 2018 05; 14(5):e1007249.
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Frequency and maintenance of unreduced gametes in natural plant populations: associations with reproductive mode, life history and genome size. New Phytol. 2017 Apr; 214(2):879-889.
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Comparative genomic analysis of nine Sphingobium strains: insights into their evolution and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) degradation pathways. BMC Genomics. 2014 Nov 23; 15:1014.
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Karyotypic changes through dysploidy persist longer over evolutionary time than polyploid changes. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e85266.
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Rapid quantification of sequence repeats to resolve the size, structure and contents of bacterial genomes. BMC Genomics. 2013 Aug 08; 14:537.
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Chromosome number evolves independently of genome size in a clade with nonlocalized centromeres (Carex: Cyperaceae). Evolution. 2012 Sep; 66(9):2708-22.
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Dynamics of chromosome number and genome size variation in a cytogenetically variable sedge (Carex scoparia var. scoparia, Cyperaceae). Am J Bot. 2011 Jan; 98(1):122-9.