Detailed Record for Bombyx mori

Common Name: Silkworm moth

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Lepidoptera / Family Bombycidae / Genus Bombyx

C-value (pg): 0.52

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Haemocytes, Sperm

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Xenopus laevis = 3.15pg

References:
Rasch, E.M. (1974). The DNA content of sperm and hemocyte nuclei of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L.. Chromosoma 45: 1-26.

Other records available for this species:

Bombyx mori = 0.53 (pg)

Outlinks:
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
Google Images | Altavista | Yahoo
ITIS