Abstract Background and Aims The amount of DNA in an unreplicated gametic chromosome
complement is known as the C-value and is a key biodiversity character of fundamental …

Understanding the phenotypic and molecular mechanisms that contribute to genetic
diversity between and within species is fundamental in studying the evolution of species. In …

Epibiota, organisms which live on other living things, are a fascinating facet of life on earth. A
barnacle on a blue whale, a tiny diatom on a huge kelp, a liverwort on a palm leaf in the …

Constituting approximately 10% of flowering plant species, orchids (Orchidaceae) display
unique flower morphologies, possess an extraordinary diversity in lifestyle, and have …

Orchidaceae, renowned for its spectacular flowers and other reproductive and ecological
adaptations, is one of the most diverse plant families. Here we present the genome …

As one of the largest families of angiosperms, the Orchidaceae family is diverse.
Dendrobium represents the second largest genus of the Orchidaceae. However, an …

Orchids make up about 10% of all seed plant species, have great economical value and are
of specific scientific interest because of their renowned flowers and ecological adaptations …

Over the years, the amount of DNA in a nucleus (genome size) has been estimated using a
variety of methods, but increasingly, flow cytometry (FCM) has become the method of choice …

Osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed as a degenerative disease of cartilage, but
accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation has a critical role in its pathogenesis. In …

Abstract The NAD (P) H dehydrogenase complex is encoded by 11 ndh genes in plant
chloroplast (cp) genomes. However, ndh genes are truncated or deleted in some autotrophic …