linkedin post 2016-05-22 04:25:14
"DEEP GENOME REDUCTION, with the smallest sequenced genome of only 2.9 Mb, is also observed in Microsporidia, the eukaryotic intracellular parasites that appear to be highly derived fungi. The most extreme genome reduction among eukaryotes is observed in nucleomorphs which are remnants of algal endosymbionts present in cryptophytes and chlorarachniophytes and retain only a few hundred genes." https://lnkd.in/egqWFZp View in LinkedIn