A small fern species, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, found in the South Pacific islands of New Caledonia, now holds the record for the largest known genome.New research reveals that the fern’s genome ...

By comparison, the human genome contains about three billion base pairs and would stretch to about two metres. The fern now holds three Guinness World Records for the largest genome, largest plant ...

Plants show similar variation, with one—the fork fern (Tmesipteris oblanceolata)—holding the record for the largest genome, having over 50 times as much DNA in each cell as humans. This ...

In fact, its extraordinarily large genome has earned the fern three Guinness World Records titles: Largest plant genome, Largest genome, and Largest fern genome. Tmesipteris oblanceolata is a rare ...

Plants show similar variation, with one – the fork fern (Tmesipteris oblanceolata) – holding the record for the largest genome, having over 50 times as much DNA in each cell as humans. This variation ...