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. 1988 Jun;87(2):307–310. doi: 10.1104/pp.87.2.307

DNA and RNA Levels in Bundle Sheath and Mesophyll Cells of Pearl Millett (Pennisetum americanum) 1

Carole L Bassett 1,2,3, James R Y Rawson 1,2,3, Judith A Jernstedt 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1054749  PMID: 16666139

Abstract

The DNA content of bundle sheath cells and mesophyll protoplasts from the C4 plant pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum, Tift 23DB) was determined by microspectrophotometry to be 1.8 to 2.3 and 3.2 to 4.0 picograms/nucleus, respectively. Measurement of RNA by ultraviolet spectroscopy indicated that bundle sheath cells contain twice as much RNA as mesophyll cells.

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