C值谜C-value enigma)更常见且较早出现的名称是C值悖论C-value paradox)。指一个关于真核生物各物种的基因组大小差异的难题,也就是生物的C值(或基因组大小)并不与生物复杂程度相关的现象。例如植物原生动物,可能具有比人类更大的基因组

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