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Analysis of ploidy and genome size in plants and other organisms by flow cytometry
1 Aug 2019Flow cytometry was developed for measuring variations in the quantity of genetic material in dysplastic cells and this technology remains the reference method in plant biology. In this application note, Sysmex discusses how flow cytometry is used to assess the size of an organism's genome and the level of ploidy.
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