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Genome Size in North American Fireflies: Substantial Variation Likely Driven by Neutral Processes.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2017
Lower Sarah Sander, Johnston J Spencer, Stanger-Hall Kathrin F, Hjelmen Carl E, Hanrahan Shawn J, Korunes Katharine, Hall David
Abstract excerpt
Eukaryotic genomes show tremendous size variation across taxa. Proximate explanations for genome size variation include differences in ploidy and amounts of noncoding DNA, especially repetitive DNA. Ultimate explanations include selection on physiological correlates of genome size such as cell size, which in turn influence body size, resulting in the often-observed correlation between body size and genome size....
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