Detailed Record for Gorilla gorilla

Common Name: Gorilla

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Primates / Family Hominidae / Genus Gorilla

C-value (pg): 4.16

Chromosome Number (2n): 48

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Pellicciari, C., E. Ronchetti, D. Formenti, R. Stanyon, and M.G. Manfredi Romanini (1990a). Genome size and "C-heterochromatic-DNA" in man and the African apes. Human Evolution 5: 261-267.

Pellicciari, C., E. Ronchetti, R. Tori, D. Formenti, and M.G.M. Romanini (1990b). Cytochemical evaluation of C-heterochromatic-DNA in metaphase chromosomes. Basic and Applied Histochemistry 34: 79-85.

Other records available for this species:

Gorilla gorilla = 3.52 (pg)
Gorilla gorilla = 3.57 (pg)

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