They also tend to have smaller genomes than most other bacteria.

As noted earlier, small genomes are still of great interest to many researchers.

At about 272 million base pairs and with five chromosomes, it has a small genome for a grass species.

The alga has a small genome with approximately 12 chromosomes.

It has the smallest known genome of any bacterium.

Aside from their medical importance, the small genomes are also of interest in two other arenas.

Despite their very small genomes, many predicted genes are present in multiple copies.

It possesses the smallest known genome of any flowering plant.

U. gibba has an exceptionally small genome for a plant, despite having a typical number of genes.

These nodes make possible that a virus with a small genome controls many guest-cell proteins.