A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Galium virgatum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualGalium virgatum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosomes2n = 22 n = 11
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 221×CCDB · Cave1962
CCDB · Cave1962 — Lewis 1962d
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km
≤100 m 371≤1 km 44≤10 km 7>10 km 44
466 georeferenced · 120 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor586
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy39% within 1 km
≤100 m 22≤1 km 68≤10 km 123>10 km 15
228 georeferenced · 169 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence397
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions31 of 41 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Fort Worth, US
110
Austin, US
108
Wuzhou, CN
42
Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record
32
BAYLUlocation not on record
15
Claremont, US
10
Little Rock, US
7
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
6
EL PASO, US
5
Denton, US
5
Bloomington, US
4
South Kensington, GB
4
Bangkok, TH
4
Chapel Hill, US
4
San Angelo, US
4
Tuscaloosa, US
3
Jackson, US
3
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
2
Lubbock, US
2
Fayetteville, US
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Stephenville, US
2
Pittsburg, US
2
Denver, US
1
Asheville, US
1
Davenport, US
1
US
1
Northridge, US
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Tempe, US
1
Philadelphia, US
1
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
1
Emporia, US
1
Chadron, US
1
Riverside, US
1
Edmonton, CA
1
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
1
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
1
GAlocation not on record
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Madison, US
1
41 institutions · 396 of 397 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility983 records↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗