@article{fdi:010091095, title = {{A} 160 {G}bp fork fern genome shatters size record for eukaryotes}, author = {{F}ernández, {P}. and {A}mice, {R}. and {B}ruy, {D}avid and {C}hristenhusz, {M}. {J}. {M}. and {L}eitch, {I}. {J}. and {L}eitch, {A}. {L}. and {P}okorny, {L}. and {H}idalgo, {O}. and {P}ellicer, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{V}ascular plants are exceptional among eukaryotes due to their outstanding genome size diversity which ranges similar to 2,400-fold, including the largest genome so far recorded in the angiosperm {P}aris japonica (148.89 {G}bp/1{C}). {D}espite available data showing that giant genomes are restricted across the {T}ree of {L}ife, the biological limits to genome size expansion remain to be established. {H}ere, we report the discovery of an even larger eukaryotic genome in {T}mesipteris oblanceolata, a {N}ew {C}aledonian fork fern. {A}t 160.45 {G}bp/1{C}, this record -breaking genome challenges current understanding and opens new avenues to explore the evolutionary dynamics of genomic gigantism.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}science}, volume = {27}, numero = {6}, pages = {109889 [8 p.]}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1016/j.isci.2024.109889}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091095}, }