Coconut genome size determined by flow cytometry: Tall versus Dwarf types
“Coconut genome size determined by flow cytometry: Tall versus Dwarf types”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, Coconuts (Cocos nucifera L.) are tropical palm trees that are classified into Tall and Dwarf types based on height, and both types are diploid (2n = 2x = 32 chromosomes). The reproduction mode is autogamous for Dwarf types and allogamous for Tall types. One hypothesis for the origin of the Dwarf coconut suggests that it is a Tall variant that resulted from either mutation or inbreeding, and differences in genome size between the two types would support this hypothesis.