Genome size determination of <i>Eclipta alba</i> and <i>Aloe barbadensis </i>
August 2015
in “
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
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TLDR Eclipta alba has a genome size of 4.27 billion base pairs, and Aloe barbadensis has 4.42 billion base pairs.
The study aimed to determine the genome size of two pharmacologically important plants, Eclipta alba and Aloe barbadensis, using flow cytometry with Pisum sativum as a reference standard. The nuclear DNA content was found to be 8.7 pg for E. alba and 9.0 pg for A. barbadensis. The estimated genome sizes were 4.27 x 10^9 base pairs for E. alba and 4.42 x 10^9 base pairs for A. barbadensis. This information was intended to serve as a useful tool for future molecular biological investigations of these plants.
