| INTRODUCTION |
45 |
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| PROGRESS |
46 |
| Improved systematic representation (species and families) |
46 |
| (i) First estimates for species |
46 |
| (ii) First estimates for families |
47 |
| PROBLEMS |
48 |
| Geographical representation and distribution |
48 |
| Plant life form |
48 |
| Obsolescence time bomb |
49 |
| Errors and inexactitudes |
49 |
| Genome size, ‘complete’ genome sequencing, and, the euchromatic genome |
50 |
| The completely sequenced genome |
50 |
| Weeding out erroneous data |
52 |
| What is the smallest reliable C-value for an angiosperm? |
52 |
| What is the minimum C-value for a free-living angiosperm and other free-living organisms? |
53 |
| PROSPECTS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS |
54 |
| Holistic genomics |
55 |
| LITERATURE CITED |
56 |
| APPENDIX |
59 |
| Notes to the Appendix |
59 |
| Original references for DNA values |
89 |