Organisms that have bigger genomes are more complex than organisms with smaller genomes.

Ryan Nelson asked Jan 16, 2022

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Not necessarily. There is a Japanese flower (Paris japonica) that has a genome 50x larger than the human gene.

Redlab answered Jan 21, 2022

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