Detailed Record for Cavia porcellus

Common Name: Guinea pig

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Rodentia / Family Caviidae / Genus Cavia

C-value (pg): 3.92

Chromosome Number (2n): 64

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Spleen

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Rana temporaria = 4.30pg

References:
Vinogradov, A.E. (1998a). Genome size and GC-percent in vertebrates as determined by flow cytometry: the triangular relationship. Cytometry 31: 100-109.

Other records available for this species:

Cavia porcellus = 3.44 (pg)
Cavia porcellus = 3.50 (pg)
Cavia porcellus = 3.64 (pg)
Cavia porcellus = 4.10 (pg)
Cavia porcellus = 4.41 (pg)

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