Detailed Record for Anas platyrhynchos

Common Name: Mallard

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Anseriformes / Family Anatidae / Genus Anas

C-value (pg): 1.49

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Krishan, A. P. Dandekar, N. Nathan, R. Hamelik, C. Miller, and J. Shaw (2005). DNA index, genome size, and electronic nuclear volume of vertebrates from the Miami Metro Zoo. Cytometry 65A: 26-34.

Other records available for this species:

Anas platyrhynchos = 1.24 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.27 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.44 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.46 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.54 (pg)

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