C值谜

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。例如植物与原生动物，可能具有比人类更大的基因组。

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