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Is there a site that provides genome size sort?

Hi everyone, a new cell paper reported the world's biggest genome size (40G), so i wonder is there a website can proviede genome size sorted by genome size. I want to know the genome size between different species (like insects, plants or mammals). Thank you all

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updated by Dave Carlson Dave Carlson • written by Saber_J • Saber_J

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The largest genome is that of Paris japonica, it is about 150 Gb. The genome size you mentioned is of the largest assembled genome, not of the largest genome at all.

I don't know about other taxons, but for plants there is Plant C-values Database

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written by shelkmike shelkmike

Thank you！ My mistake about the genome descripation. I will check the database you mentioned. Thanks again

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written by Saber_J • Saber_J

NCBI has a browser for this with almost 60.000 genomes, see

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/browse/#!/overview/

This seems to be based on those genomes being sequenced and with a BioProject identifier assigned to it.

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written by ATpoint ATpoint

Thank you , I didn't know it existed and i will check NCBI again.

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written by Saber_J • Saber_J

In addition to the previously mentioned PlantC-values Database, there is the Animal Genome Size Database

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written by Dave Carlson Dave Carlson

thank you! i am a fresh man in bioinformatics, I'm glad to have your help

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written by Saber_J • Saber_J

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