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 Mimosa sensitiva has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualMimosa sensitiva 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.
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 262×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · iapt
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Alves, M. A. O. & A. V. d. Custódio. 1989. Citogenética de leguminosas coletadas no estado do Ceará. Revista Brasil. Genét. 12(1): 81–92.
CCDB · iapt — IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 25
n 131×CCDB · Cannon, 2015
CCDB · Cannon, 2015 — Alves, M. A. O. & A. V. de Carvalho Custodio, 1989
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 accuracy78% within 1 km
≤100 m 8≤1 km 10≤10 km 1>10 km 4
23 georeferenced · 9 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor32
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 accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 1>10 km 2
3 georeferenced · 627 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence630
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions24 of 80 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
63
Salvador, BR
47
Chicago, US
30
JBRJlocation not on record
26
UFBAlocation not on record
25
UFERSAlocation not on record
23
Kew, GB
21
Masindi, UG
21
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record
19
UFRPElocation not on record
19
UnBlocation not on record
18
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
16
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record
16
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record
15
UNESP-ISlocation not on record
15
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record
14
Bronx, US
14
UNIVASFlocation not on record
12
Fortaleza, BR
11
UEPAlocation not on record
10
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
9
Brasília, BR
9
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
9
Chaguaramas, TT
8
CEPLAClocation not on record
8
Feira de Santana, BR
8
UFPElocation not on record
7
Cenargenlocation not on record
7
Saint Louis, US
7
UFPIlocation not on record
6
Brasília, BR
6
URCAlocation not on record
6
UFMGlocation not on record
5
Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
5
UNICAMPlocation not on record
5
Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreallocation not on record
4
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
4
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
4
UNESP-FCAlocation not on record
4
IECOSlocation not on record
3
UFMSlocation not on record
3
UEMlocation not on record
3
UFESlocation not on record
3
Cruz das Almas, BR
3
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
3
UESBlocation not on record
3
Altos de Pipe, VE
3
Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record
2
Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record
2
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record
2
Ilhéus, BR
2
FUNEDlocation not on record
2
CPATSAlocation not on record
2
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
2
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
2
Blumenau, BR
2
LDlocation not on record
2
UFPRlocation not on record
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record
1
Santarém, BR
1
CEPEC, CEPLAC e Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahialocation not on record
1
Castelar, AR
1
Londrina, BR
1
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
1
USP-IBlocation not on record
1
IPA/SPlocation not on record
1
New Brunswick, US
1
UFABClocation not on record
1
UFOPlocation not on record
1
MUFALlocation not on record
1
Universität Tübingenlocation not on record
1
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA
1
UFSClocation not on record
1
Bogotá, D.C., CO
1
Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Ministry of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR
1
Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record
1
Foz do Iguaçu, BR
1
80 institutions · 627 of 630 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility663 records↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗