Why is the term C-value enigma favored over the outdated name of C-value paradox?

tragic_flawed

Genome size refers to the total amount of DNA contained within one copy of a genome. It is typically measured in terms of mass (in picograms, or trillionths [10^-12] of a gram [abbreviated pg], or less frequently in Daltons) or as the total number of nucleotide base pairs (typically in millions of base pairs, or megabases [abbreviated Mb or Mbp]). One picogram (pg) equals 978 megabases (Mb) (Dolezel et al. 2003). In diploid organisms, genome size is used interchangeably with the term C-value. Interestingly, an organism's complexity is not directly proportional to its genome size; some single cell organisms have much more DNA than humans (see Junk DNA and C-value enigma).http://www.springerlink.com/content/wa6r03rlgcv1vd7w/ Sep 23 07, 12:15 AM

zbeckabee

Sorry, that's not the correct answer. The question is actually dealing with enigma over paradox. Sep 23 07, 10:31 AM