Tiny Fern, Big DNA
Jul 20, 2024•13 min
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Episode description
This tiny fork fern has the largest known genome of any organism. Caroline Knight tells Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle about its discovery and the biological implications of large genomes, such as slower growth and reduced efficiency.
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