The Antarctic Midge, Belgica antarctica, a small insect native to antarctica, just had its genome sequenced, result 99 million base pairs and about 13500 genes (7333 BPs per gene). The Anopheles mosquito has 278 million base pairs and approximately 13683 genes. (20317 BPs/gene.) The Mountain Grasshopper Podisma pedestris has 16600 million base pairs and probably about the same number of genes as mosquito. (1213184 BP/gene.) Humans: 3200 million BP, about 23000 genes. (139130 BP/gene.) Some of the largest animal genomes at present are the small arctic crustacean, Ampelisca macrocephala with 63200 million base pairs, and the marbled lungfish, Protopterus aethiopicus, with 133000 million. If crustacean does not have as many genes as human(?) then at least 2747826 BPs/gene. So anyhow, some animals have 400 times as much DNA per gene, as other animals. -- Warren D. Smith http://RangeVoting.org <-- add your endorsement (by clicking "endorse" as 1st step)