TABLE 3.
Flow cytometry results of A. hortensis (cv. “Golden”) leaf tissue. A C-value of 2.4 picograms yielded a genome size estimate of 1.17 Gb.
| Sample | No. technical replicates | Mean 2C value ± S.D. (pg DNA) | Gb per haploid (1C) genome1 |
| 1 | 3 | 2.39 ± 0.0342 | 1.169 ± 0.017 |
| 2 | 3 | 2.39 ± 0.0184 | 1.169 ± 0.009 |
| 3 | 3 | 2.41 ± 0.0061 | 1.178 ± 0.003 |
| Average | 2.39 ± 0.0196 | 1.172 ± 0.009 | |
1Haploid genome size was calculated as 1 pg = 978 Mbp per Dolezel et al. (2003).