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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Drosophila melanogaster

Common Name: Fruit fly / Pomace fly / Vinegar fly

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Infra Class Neoptera / Super Order Holometabola / Order Diptera / Family Drosophilidae / Genus Drosophila

C-value (pg): 0.18

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Drosophila virilis = 0.34pg

References:
Ellis, L.L., W. Huang, A.M. Quinn, A. Ahuja, B. Alfrejd, F.E. Gomez, C.E. Hjelmen, K.L. Moore, T.F.C. Mackay, J.S. Johnston, and A.M. Tarone (2014). Intrapopulation genome size variation in D. melanogaster reflects life history variation and plasticity. PLOS Genetics 10: e1004522.

Other records available for this species:

Drosophila melanogaster = 0.12 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.16 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.16 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.17 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.17 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18 (pg)
Drosophila melanogaster = 0.21 (pg)

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