Editing Common sunflower (section)

=== Genome ===
The sunflower [[genome]] is [[diploid]] with a base [[chromosome]] number of 17 and an estimated [[genome size]] of 2,871–3,189&nbsp;million [[base pair]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Helianthus annuus'' (common sunflower) Genome Project |publisher=NCBI |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome?term=txid4232 |access-date=2012-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{NCBI taxid|4232|''Helianthus annuus''}}</ref> Some sources claim its true size is around 3.5&nbsp;billion base pairs (slightly larger than the [[human genome]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunflower Genome Holds the Promise of Sustainable Agriculture|website=ScienceDaily |date=14 January 2010 |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100112121930.htm}}</ref>