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Giant bacterium carries thousands of genomes

Science – It seems like a peculiar case of genomic overkill: a single-celled bacterium has been found that keeps tens of thousands of copies of its genome. The finding sets a record for most genomes per cell, but also poses an obvious question: what could be the advantage of stashing away as much as 200,000 copies of your genome?

Tags: science, bacteria, genetics, genome, microbiology

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