Genome Size Variability in Life

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Plants and animals with bigger genomes grow less efficiently—new research helps explain why they never died out

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The fork fern holds the record for the largest genome, having over 50 times as much DNA in each cell as humans.

Smaller genomes enable plants and animals to grow much more quickly and efficiently.

But some species have much larger genomes, which may even provide advantages in specific situations.

The role that our own medium-sized genome has played in our global success as a species is unclear.

More information: Kimberley J. Simpson et al, Bigger genomes provide environmentdependent growth benefits in grasses, New Phytologist ( 2024 ). DOI: 10.1111 /nph.20150 This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Provided by The ConversationThis story was originally published on Phys.org . Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates..

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