Tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth

Re:Tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth by gdrift on Sunday June 09, 2024 @10:18AM (#40624578)

That hasn't changed. It's still ~90% junk.

  Total Essential/Functional (so far) = 8.7%
  Total Junk (so far) = 65%
  Unknown (probably mostly junk) = 26.3%

  https://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2011/05/whats-in-your-genome.html
  https://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2008/02/theme-genomes-junk-dna.html

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Re:Tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth by ratsmack on Sunday June 09, 2024 @01:27PM (#40626005)

There's a reason for everything.

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Re:Tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth by incrudible on Sunday June 09, 2024 @05:14PM (#40627678)

There is a reason for all the junk in my drawer, but it is still junk.

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