"Unassuming" fern has largest genome yet found. "It's just ridiculous"

Tmesipteris oblanceolata, a fern, has a genome five times larger than the human one. It is the largest yet observed in nature, reports Nature, and its 160 billion base pairs "raises questions as to how the plant manages its genetic material." — Read the rest

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