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T. oblanceolata displaces the previous genome record holder, a modestly sized flowering plant called Paris japonica that has 149 billion base pairs.

That’s 11 billion more than the previous record holder, a Japanese flowering plant, Paris japonica, and more than 50 times the size of the human genome.

That’s 11 billion more than the previous genome record holder, a Japanese flowering plant called Paris japonica.

Instead of measuring short, medium and long grains, it makes more sense to think of the world’s two main varieties of rice: indica and japonica.

In 2014, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed A. japonica as an endangered species.