Detailed Record for Pongo pygmaeus

Common Name: Orangutan

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

C-value (pg): 3.60

Chromosome Number (2n): 48

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Spleen

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Rana temporaria = 4.30pg

References:
Vinogradov, A.E. (1998a). Genome size and GC-percent in vertebrates as determined by flow cytometry: the triangular relationship. Cytometry 31: 100-109.

Other records available for this species:

Pongo pygmaeus = 3.66 (pg)
Pongo pygmaeus = 4.10 (pg)

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