Detailed Record for Heliconius melpomene
Common Name: Postman butterfly
Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Lepidoptera / Family Heliconiidae / Genus Heliconius
C-value (pg): 0.30
Method: Flow Cytometry
Cell Type: Brain
Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg
References:
Jiggins, C.D., J. Mavarez, M. Beltran, W.O. McMillan, J.S. Johnston, E. Bermingham (2005). A genetic linkage map of the mimetic butterfly Heliconius melpomene. Genetics 171: 557-570.
Outlinks:
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