Pine Tree Has Largest Genome Ever Sequenced 71
sciencehabit (1205606) writes "Using a single pollinated pine seed, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of the loblolly pine tree--and it's a doozy. The tree's genome is largest yet sequenced: 22.18 billion base pairs, more than seven times longer than the human genome. The team found that 82% of the genome was made up of duplicated segments, compared with just 25% in humans. The researchers also identified genes responsible for important traits such as disease resistance, wood formation, and stress response."
Re:A Cure At Last (Score:3, Funny)
If they succeed, it will bring a whole new meaning to "morning wood".
I'm Inferior To A Tree (Score:5, Funny)
Pine trees know how to make backups (Score:5, Funny)
The team found that 82% of the genome was made up of duplicated segments, compared with just 25% in humans.
See! The pine trees are smart and make multiple copies of their genome segments, for backup purposes. Humans always forget the importance of backups, until it's too late.
Re:I'm Inferior To A Tree (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I'm Inferior To A Tree (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A Cure At Last (Score:5, Funny)
Trees are just skin and bones! (And plumbing. And really crazy hair. And roots. And sometimes genitals.)
You forgot the homunculi... tree reproduction is via proxy. Every spring I'm overwhelmed by billions of tree cumbots irritating my respiratory epithelium.
Let them take their filthy sperm tube forming function elsewhere.