The global distribution of angiosperm genome size is shaped by climate
P. Bures, T. L. Elliott, P. Vesely, P. Smarda, F. Forest, I. J. Leitch, E. N. Lughadha, M. S. Gomez, S. Pironon, M. J. M. Brown, J. Smerda, F. Zedek
This study examines the global distribution of angiosperm genome sizes and finds that climate, rather than polyploidy or growth form, primarily shapes genome size variation.
bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2022Evolutionary Biology