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Different Chromosomal Sizes in Species with Equal Chromosomal Numbers

family
species
haploid set
of chromosomes (n)
average length
of chromosomes (in µm)
Ranunculaceae Isopyrum fumarioides
7
1,3
Anemone hepatica
7
7
Oxalidaceae Oxalis cuneata
6
1,5
Oxalis dispar
6
15,1
Leguminosae Lotus tenuis
6
1,8
Vicia faba
6
14,8
Compositae (Tribus: Cichoriae) Agoseris heterophylla
9
2,4
Chaetodelpha wheeleri
9
6,4
G. L. Stebbins, 1971

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