Detailed Record for Ctenomys opimus

Common Name: Tuco-tuco

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Rodentia / Family Ctenomyidae / Genus Ctenomys

C-value (pg): 3.16

Chromosome Number (2n): 26

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Kidney cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Ruedas, L.A., J.A. Cook, T.L. Yates, and J.W. Bickham (1993). Conservative genome size and rapid chromosomal evolution in the South American tuco-tucos (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). Genome 36: 449-458.

Other records available for this species:

Ctenomys opimus = 2.80 (pg)
Ctenomys opimus = 4.80 (pg)

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