CONTENTS
| INTRODUCTION | 45 |
|---|---|
| PROGRESS | 46 |
| Improved systematic representation (species and families) | 46 |
| (i) First estimates for species | 46 |
| (ii) First estimates for families | 47 |
| PROBLEMS | 48 |
| Geographical representation and distribution | 48 |
| Plant life form | 48 |
| Obsolescence time bomb | 49 |
| Errors and inexactitudes | 49 |
| Genome size, ‘complete’ genome sequencing, and, the euchromatic genome | 50 |
| The completely sequenced genome | 50 |
| Weeding out erroneous data | 52 |
| What is the smallest reliable C-value for an angiosperm? | 52 |
| What is the minimum C-value for a free-living angiosperm and other free-living organisms? | 53 |
| PROSPECTS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS | 54 |
| Holistic genomics | 55 |
| LITERATURE CITED | 56 |
| APPENDIX | 59 |
| Notes to the Appendix | 59 |
| Original references for DNA values | 89 |