C-value

noun

The amount of DNA (in picograms) in a haploid nucleus (a measure of the genome size)

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Meanings

nounC-value (plural C-values)

plural C-values

  1. biologyThe amount of DNA (in picograms) in a haploid nucleus (a measure of the genome size)
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