Detailed Record for Arvicanthis sp.

Common Name: African grass rat

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

C-value (pg): 3.11-3.40

Chromosome Number (2n): 44.00-62.00

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Leukocytes

Standard Species: Mus musculus = 3.30pg, Bos taurus = 3.70pg

References:
Garagna, S., M.V. Civitelli, N. Marziliano, R. Castiglia, M. Zuccotti, C.A. Redi, and E. Capanna (1999). Genome size variations are related to X-chromosome heterochromatin polymorphism in Arvicanthis sp. from Benin (West Africa). Italian Journal of Zoology 66: 27-32.

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