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Tiny Fern, Big DNA

Tiny Fern, Big DNA

Let's Science

July 20, 202412m 50s

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Show Notes

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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