Genome size

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Value 22.8 Mb
Organism Plasmodium falciparum
Reference Gardner et al. Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. 2002. Nature. 419(6906):498-511. p.499 left column top paragraphPubMed ID12368864
Comments Plasmodium falciparum is the parasite which causes malaria in humans. The P. falciparum 3D7 nuclear genome is composed of 22.8 megabases (Mb) distributed among 14 chromosomes ranging in size from approximately 0.643 to 3.29Mb
Entered by Phil Mongiovi
ID 102127