Genome size
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Value | 22.8 Mb |
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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 |