Detailed Record for Melopsittacus undulatus

Common Name: Budgerigar

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Psittaciformes / Family Psittacidae / Genus Melopsittacus

C-value (pg): 1.33

Chromosome Number (2n): 58.00-60.00

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Canon, N.R., L.A. Tell, M.L. Needham, and I.A. Gardner (2000). Flow cytometric analysis of nuclear DNA for sex identification in three psittacine species. American Journal of Veterinary Research 61: 847-850.

Other records available for this species:

Melopsittacus undulatus = 1.02 (pg)
Melopsittacus undulatus = 1.19 (pg)
Melopsittacus undulatus = 1.22 (pg)
Melopsittacus undulatus = 1.37 (pg)

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