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This Unusual Spider’s Genome Is Roughly 50% Larger Than a Human’s

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This Unusual Spider’s Genome Is Roughly 50% Larger Than a Human’s
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Scientists have sequenced the unusually large genome of a trapdoor spider named after comedian Stephen Colbert, uncovering surprising features of its DNA. A spider no bigger than a quarter has a genome roughly 50% larger than the human genome. Known as Aptostichus stephencolberti, this elusive trapdoor spider lives beneath California’s coastal dunes and carries 4.6 [...]

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