To molbio.evolution:
Can someone please tell me if there are any recent estimates of the
number of expressed genes in flowering plants? I realize that the
estimate may vary, considering that chromosome numbers can range from the
2n=4 in Happlopappus to the 2n~=250 in Kalanchoe, and that obviously not
all of this DNA represents coding regions, etc. I am simply interested in
a ballpark figure that has been published and is citable. I have spent
hours using BIOSIS trying to find a citation and have been unable to come
up with anything. Thanks very much.
- Warren
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Warren Lamboy
Cornell University
Geneva, New York
