Detailed Record for Rattus norvegicus

Common Name: Brown rat

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

C-value (pg): 3.05

Chromosome Number (2n): 42

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:

Rattus norvegicus = 2.98 (pg)
Rattus norvegicus = 3.14 (pg)
Rattus norvegicus = 3.27 (pg)
Rattus norvegicus = 3.36 (pg)
Rattus norvegicus = 3.82 (pg)
Rattus norvegicus = 3.90 (pg)

Outlinks:
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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