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): 1.46

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Peterson, D.G., S.M. Stack, J.L. Healy, B.S. Donohoe, and L.K. Anderson (1994). The relationship between synaptonemal complex length and genome size in four vertebrate classes (Osteichthyes, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia). Chromosome Research 2: 153-162.

Other records available for this species:

Anas platyrhynchos = 1.24 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.27 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.44 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.49 (pg)
Anas platyrhynchos = 1.54 (pg)

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