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Larger cells have relatively smaller nuclei across the Tree of Life.

ABSTRACT: Larger cells have larger nuclei, but the precise relationship between cell size and nucleus size remains unclear, and the evolutionary forces that shape this relationship are debated. We compiled data for almost 900 species - from yeast to mammals - at three scales of biological organisation: among-species, within-species, and among-lineages of a species that was artificially selected for cell size. At all scales, we showed that the ratio of nucleus size to cell size (the 'N: C' ratio) decreased systematically in larger cells. Size evolution appears more constrained in nuclei than cells: cell size spans across six orders of magnitude, whereas nucleus size varies by only three. The next important challenge is to determine the drivers of this apparently ubiquitous relationship in N:C ratios across such a diverse array of organisms.

SUBMITTER: Malerba ME

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8327945 | biostudies-literature |

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