C值謎
（重定向自C值迷）
C值謎（C-value enigma）更常見且較早出現的名稱是C值悖論（C-value paradox）。指一個關於真核生物各物種的基因組大小差異的難題，也就是生物的C值（或基因組大小）並不與生物複雜程度相關的現象。例如植物與原生動物，可能具有比人類更大的基因組。
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