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Scientists have sequenced the largest known animal genome — and it's 30 times bigger than the human genome.
The team described the South American lungfish genome Aug. 14 in the journal Nature. It turns out, these air-breathing fish carry a whopping 91 billion base pairs, or letters, of DNA in their genomes. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.The scientists also determined why lungfish genomes expanded so precipitously over the past 100 million years. It turns out that the South American lungfish had key genes that suppress TEs, which organisms may have inherited from viruses long ago.
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