Unlocking the Genetic Giant: Tiny Fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth
Researchers have identified it Tmesipteris oblanceolataa fern from New Caledonia, which has the largest recorded genome, surpassing the previous record holder Paris japonica. This discovery, described in the iScience magazine, reveals that this fern contains more than 50 times more DNA than humans and highlights the significant implications that larger genomes have for plant biology … Read more