
#541Genetics & Molecular BiologyFront Page13 February 2026
The Seagrass Mitochondrial Genome: Nature’s Decentralised Data Storage
Researchers have discovered that certain seagrass species split their cellular energy instructions into dozens of separate DNA rings, rather than the standard single chromosome. This fragmented architecture represents a striking departure from the standard single chromosome found in most plants.
By Jia, Zhang, Wang, Cai, Shen, Chen