Nuclear genome profiling of two species of Epidendrum (Orchidaceae): genome size, repeatome and ploidy
Miguel A. Alcalá-Gaxiola, Gerardo A. Salazar, Eric Hágsater, Mónica A. Flores-Iniestres, L García Cabrera, Aldo I. Aviña-Rivera, Pedro Mercado‐Ruaro, Susana Magallón, Carolina Granados Mendoza, Aleida Núñez-Ruiz, Gloria Soldevila, Araxi O. Urrutia, Rubí N. Meza-Lázaro
This study profiles the nuclear genomes of two Epidendrum species using flow cytometry and k-mer analysis, finding a 2.3-fold genome size difference and high retrotransposon content.
NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics · Mar 27, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics