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The '''Plant DNA C-values Database''' (https://cvalues.science.kew.org/) is a comprehensive catalogue of [[C-value]] ([[cell nucleus|nuclear]] [[DNA]] content, or in [[diploidsdiploid]]s, [[genome size]]) data for [[Embryophyte|land plants]] and [[algae]]. The database was created by [[Michael D. Bennett|Prof. Michael D. Bennett]] and Dr. Ilia J. Leitch of the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The database was originally launched as the "Angiosperm DNA C-values Database" in April 1997, essentially as an online version of collected data lists that had been published by Prof. Bennett and colleagues since the 1970s. Release 1.0 of the more inclusive Plant DNA C-values Database was launched in 2001, with subsequent releases 2.0 in January 2003 and 3.0 in December 2004. In addition to the [[angiosperm]] dataset made available in 1997, the database has been expanded [[taxonomyTaxonomy (biology)|taxonomically]] several times and now includes data from [[pteridophytes]] (since 2000), [[gymnosperms]] (since 2001), [[bryophytes]] (since 2001), and algae (since 2004) (see [http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/cval/updates.html (1)] for the updatesupdate history). As(Note ofthat September 2005, it contains data for over 4,800 [[species]]each of [[plants]] in these varioussubset [[taxa]].databases is Ancited equivalentindividually databaseas forthey [[animal]]may datacontain wasdifferent created in 2001 by [[T. Ryan Gregory|Dr. T. Ryan Gregory]]sets of the [[University of Guelph]], [[Canada]]authors).

The most recent release of the database (release 7.1) went live in April 2019. It contains data for 12,273 species of plants comprising 10,770 angiosperms, 421 gymnosperms, 303 pteridophytes (246 ferns and fern allies and 57 lycophytes), 334 bryophytes, and 445 algae.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/cval/homepage.html Plant DNA C-values Database]

A similar [[Animal Genome Size Database]] was created in 2001 by [[T. Ryan Gregory|Dr. T. Ryan Gregory]] of the [[University of Guelph]], Canada.

* [http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]

* [http://www.genomesize.com/ Animal Genome Size Database]

== References ==

* [http://www.zbi.ee/fungal-genomesize/index.php Fungal Genome Size Database]

* Bennett, M.D. and J.B. Smith. 1976. Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms. ''[http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/philtransb.shtml Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B]'' 274: 227–274.

* [http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/cval/conference.html Kew Angiosperm Genome Size Discussion Meeting (11th-12th September 1997)]

* Bennett, M.D. and J.B. Smith. 1991. Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms. ''[http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/philtransb.shtml Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B]'' 334: 309–345.

* [http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/cval/pgsm/index.html Second Plant Genome Size workshop and discussion meeting (8th-12th September 2003)]

* Bennett, M.D. and I.J. Leitch. 1995. Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050616085421/http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/ Annals of Botany]'' 76: 113–176.

* Bennett, M.D. and I.J. Leitch. 1997. Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms – 583 new estimates. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050616085421/http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/ Annals of Botany]'' 80: 169–196.

* Bennett, M.D., P. Bhandol, and I.J. Leitch. 2000. Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms and their modern uses—807 new estimates. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050616085421/http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/ Annals of Botany]'' 86: 859–909.

* Bennett, M.D. and I.J. Leitch. 2005. Nuclear DNA amounts in angiosperms – progress, problems and prospects. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050616085421/http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/ Annals of Botany]'' 95: 45–90.

* Bennett, M.D. and I.J. Leitch. 2005. Genome size evolution in plants. In ''[[The Evolution of the Genome]]'', edited by T.R. Gregory. San Diego: Elsevier. Pages 89–162.

* Gregory, T.R. 2005. The C-value enigma in plants and animals: a review of parallels and an appeal for partnership. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050616085421/http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/ Annals of Botany]'' 95: 133–146.

* Leitch, I.J., D.E. Soltis, [[P.S. Soltis]], and M.D. Bennett. 2005. Evolution of DNA amounts across land plants (Embryophyta). ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050616085421/http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/ Annals of Botany]'' 95: 207–217.

* Murray, B.G. 1998. Nuclear DNA Amounts in Gymnosperms. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050616085421/http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/ Annals of Botany]'' 82 (Suppl. A): 3–15.

* Garcia S, Leitch IJ, Anadon-Rosell A, Canela MÁ, Gálvez F, Garnatje T, Gras A, Hidalgo O, Johnston E, Mas de Xaxars G, et al. 2014. Recent updates and developments to plant genome size databases. Nucleic Acids Research 42(D1): D1159-D1166.

* Leitch IJ, Johnston E, Pellicer J, Hidalgo O, Bennett MD 2019. Plant DNA C-values Database (release 7.1, April 2019). ''[https://cvalues.science.kew.org/]''

== External Links links==

* [https://cvalues.science.kew.org/ official '''Plant DNA C-values Database''' website]

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