Genome Size

Genome Size

The human genome is 3.3 Gb in size. HIV virus is only 9.7 kb. Largest known virus genome is 2.47Mb belonging to pandoravirus salinus. The largest known vertebrate genome is 130 Gb belonging to marbled lungfish. Largest known plant genome is 150 Gb belonging to paris japonica. The largest known genome belongs to an Amoeboid measuring 670 Gb, but it is disputed.

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