Detailed Record for Drosophila melanogaster

Common Name: Fruit fly / Pomace fly / Vinegar fly

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Diptera / Family Drosophilidae / Genus Drosophila

C-value (pg): 0.17

Method: Methyl Green Densitometry

Cell Type: Salivary gland

Standard Species: Not specified

References:
Kurnick, N.B. and I.H. Herskowitz (1952). The estimation of polyteny in Drosophila salivary gland nuclei based on determination of desoxyribonucleic acid content. Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology 39: 281-299.

Other records available for this species:

Drosophila melanogaster = 0.12 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.16 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.16 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.17 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.21 (pg)

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