Detailed Record for Geochelone nigro nigrita

Common Name: Galapagos tortoise

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Testudinidae / Genus Geochelone

C-value (pg): 3.08

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.

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