A first survey of the rye (Secale cereale) genome composition through BAC end sequencing of the short arm of chromosome 1R

Table 1 Genome size of major Triticeae species

Species	Chromosome number	1C genome size	1Cx genome size*	Reference
Rye	2n = 2x = 14 (RR)	7,917 Mbp	7,917 Mbp	[51]
Durum wheat	2n = 4x = 28 (AABB)	12,030 Mbp	6,015 Mbp	[52]
Bread wheat	2n = 6x = 42 (AABBDD)	16,937 Mbp	5,646 Mbp	[52]
Barley	2n = 2x = 14 (HH)	5,100 Mbp	5,100 Mbp	[51]

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