Figure 1

Role of different forces affecting the evolution of genome size. The major important factors are transposable elements (TEs), short sequence repeats, microsatellites, genome duplication and others. The mutational and selection pressure plays a significant role in this process. The negligible selective effects governed by genetic drift also contribute for the evolution of genome size. Overall all the forces play a role towards the increase in genome size at different levels. The photograph is adapted according to the report of Petrov [37].