Detailed Record for Chrysolophus pictus

Common Name: Golden pheasant

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Galliformes / Family Phasianidae / Genus Chrysolophus

C-value (pg): 1.21

Chromosome Number (2n): 82

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Various

References:
Tiersch, T.R. and S.S. Wachtel (1991). On the evolution of genome size of birds. Journal of Heredity 82: 363-368.

Tiersch, T.R., R.W. Chandler, S.S. Wachtel, and S. Elias (1989a). Reference standards for flow cytometry and application in comparative studies of nuclear DNA content. Cytometry 10: 706-710.

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