According to a group of genetic scientists led by Prof Victor Albert of the University at Buffalo, the carnivorous plant Utricularia gibba, commonly known as the floating or humped bladderwort, houses more genes than several well-known plant species, such as grape, coffee or papaya – despite having a much smaller genome. Scanning electron micrograph of the bladder of Utricularia gibba, color added; the plant is a voracious carnivore, with its...
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