Tag - Nature's Genomic Giants

How does a Small Fern Has Genome 50x Larger Than Humans

A small fern, found only on a few Pacific islands, contains over 100 meters of DNA in each cell, more than any known organism. "The fern, known as Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has round structures that produce spores", says Oriane Hidalgo.A printed version of the entire human genome would fill 220 large books. However, printing the...