Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 9, 2024

Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant

The New York Times reports

A fern from a Pacific island carries 50 times as much DNA as humans do.

Tmesipteris oblanceolata has the largest known genome on Earth. As the researchers described in a study published on Friday, the fern’s cells contain more than 50 times as much DNA as ours do.

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