Table 1.
Mean (n = 3) 2C-DNA of five Artemisia species including S1 (A. annua found in Iran), S2 (A. khorassanica), S3 (A. persica), S4 (A. deserti), and S5 (A. marschalliana).
| Species | Ploidy level | 2n | 2C DNA mean (pg) ± SE | Holoploid | Monoploid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1C DNA) genome size (pg) | (1C DNA) genome size (Mbp) | (1Cx DNA) genome size (pg) | (1Cx DNA) genome size (Mbp) | ||||
| S1 | 2x | 18 | 4.02d ± 0.02 | 2.010 | 1965.78 | 2.010 | 1965.78 |
| S2 | 2x | 18 | 6.12c ± 0.05 | 3.060 | 2992.68 | 3.060 | 2992.68 |
| S3 | 2x | 18 | 7.14b ± 0.08 | 3.570 | 3491.46 | 3.570 | 3491.46 |
| S4 | 2x | 18 | 13.99a ± 0.06 | 6.995 | 6841.11 | 6.995 | 6841.11 |
| S5 | 4x | 36 | 11.50 ± 0.01 | 5.750 | 5623.50 | 2.875 | 2811.75 |
Means within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to the LSD at the 0.01 probability level.