Table 1.
Genomic characteristics of species of the Brassicaceae
| Species | Source | Stock number | Chromosome number (2n) | 1C Nuclear DNA Content (pg s.e) | Duncan Multiple Range Grouping7 | Genome size (1x) (Mbp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabidopsis arenosa (L.) Lawalrée | C. Pikaard | 32 (4x) | 0·417 ± 0·001 | K | 203 | |
| Arabidopsis halleri3 (L.) O’Kane & Shehbaz ssp. | SASSC1 | J020 | 164 | 0·261 ± 0·004 | Q | 255 |
| gemmifera (Matsum.) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz | ||||||
| Arabidopsis lyrata (L.) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz | S. O’Kane | 324 (4x) | 0·468 ± 0·003 | J | 230 | |
| Arabidopsis suecica3 (Fries) Norrlin | SASSC | JS6 | 26 (4x) | 0·356 ± 0·001 | M | 174 |
| Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. ecotype Columbia | NASSC2 | 104 | 0·160 ± 0·001 | T | 157 | |
| Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. | SASSC | J023 | 326 (4x) | 0·686 ± 0·005 | E | 335 |
| Brassica carinata L. | T. Osborn | 34 (4x) | 1·308 ± 0·012 | A | 642 | |
| Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. | T. Osborn | 36 (4x) | 1·092 ± 0·001 | C | 534 | |
| Brassica napus L. | T. Osborn | 38 (4x) | 1·154 ± 0·006 | B | 566 | |
| Brassica nigra (L.) Koch | T. Osborn | 16 | 0·647 ± 0·009 | F | 632 | |
| Brassica oleracea L. | T. Osborn | 18 | 0·710 ± 0·002 | D | 696 | |
| Brassica rapa L. | T. Osborn | 20 | 0·539 ± 0·018 | I | 529 | |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris3 (L.) Medik | SASSC | J022 | 324 (4x) | 0·414 ± 0·002 | K | 203 |
| Capsella rubella3 Reuter | Italy | 164, 6 | 0·257 ± 0·005 | Q | 250 | |
| Cardamine amara | L. Luczaj | 166 | 0·225 ± 0·001 | R S | 221 | |
| Cardamine hirsuta3 L. | SASSC | J027 | 164 | 0·229 ± 0·001 | R S | 225 |
| Cardamine impatiens3 L. | SASSC | J010 | 164 | 0·212 ± 0·009 | S | 206 |
| Caulanthus amplexicaulis var. barbarae | A. Pepper | 288 | 0·377 ± 0·001 | L | 372 | |
| Caulanthus heterophyllus (Nutt.) Payson var. heterophyllus | A. Pepper | 288 | 0·701 ± 0·008 | D E | 686 | |
| Caulanthus heterophyllus (Nutt.) Payson var. p seudosimulans R. Buck | A. Pepper | 288 | 0·687 ± 0·003 | E | 671 | |
| Cleome hassleriana Chodat | B&T Seeds | 204 | 0·307 ± 0·003 | P | 299 | |
| Crucihimalaya himalaica (Edgeworth) Al-Shehbaz, O’Kane & R. A. Price | SASSC | J018 | 164 | 0·323 ± 0·004 | N O P | 319 |
| Crucihimalaya wallichii3 (J.D. Hooker & Thompson) | SASSC | J012 | 164 | 0·330 ± 0·011 | N O | 323 |
| Al-Shehbaz, O’Kane & R. A. Price Draba nemorosa3 L. | SASSC | J021 | 164 | 0·242 ± 0·002 | Q R | 235 |
| Guillenia lasiophyllum | A. Pepper | 288 | 0·384 ± 0·001 | L | 377 | |
| Lepidium sativum3 L. | B&T Seeds | 2309 | 244 (3x) | 0·582 ± 0·001 | G | 380 |
| Lepidium virginicum3 L. | SASSC | J26 | 324 (4x) | 0·333 ± 0·001 | N | 164 |
| Olimarabidopsis cabulica3 (J.D. Hooker and Thompson) Al-Shehbaz, O’Kane & R. A. Price | SASSC | JS4 | 485 (4x?) | 0·420 ± 0·004 | K | 206 |
| Olimarabidopsis pumila3 (Stephan) Al-Shehbaz, O’Kane & R. A. Price | SASSC | JS3 | 304 (4x?) | 0·416 ± 0·005 | K | 203 |
| Raphanus sativus L. | T. Osborn | 186 | 0·583 ± 0·006 | G | 573 | |
| Sinapis alba3 L. | B&T Seeds | 51709 | 246 | 0·566 ± 0·006 | G H | 553 |
| Sisymbrium irio3 L. | SASSC | J04 | 284 (4x) | 0·533 ± 0·002 | I | 262 |
| Sisymbrium orientale3 L. | SASSC | J19 | 144 | 0·312 ± 0·003 | O P | 304 |
| Thlaspi arvense3 L. | Chicago | 144 | 0·548 ± 0·005 | H I | 539 |
1
Arabidopsis Seed Stock Center, Sendai, Japan.
2
Arabidopsis Seed Stock Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
3
Identification confirmed by Dr. Ihsan Al-Shehbaz at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
4
Chromosome numbers determined in this study.
5
Koch et al., 1999.
6
Hall et al., 2002.
7
Alpha = 0·05.