Detailed Record for Monodelphis brevicaudata

Common Name: Red-legged short-tailed opossum

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Metatheria / Order Didelphimorpha / Family Didelphidae / Genus Monodelphis

C-value (pg): 5.22

Chromosome Number (2n): 18

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Mus musculus = 3.30pg

References:
Redi, C.A., H. Zacharias, S. Merani, M. Oliveira-Miranda, M. Aguilera, M. Zuccotti, S. Garagna, and E. Capanna (2005). Genome sizes in Afrotheria, Xenartha, Euarchontoglires, and Laurasiatheria. Journal of Heredity 96: 485-493.

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