Detailed Record for Meleagris gallopavo

Common Name: Turkey

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

C-value (pg): 1.40

Chromosome Number (2n): 80

Method: Biochemical Analysis

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Vendrely, R. and C. Vendrely (1950). Sur la teneur absolue en acide désoxyribonucléique du noyau cellulaire chez quelques espèces d'oiseaux et de poissons. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences 230: 788-790.

Other records available for this species:

Meleagris gallopavo = 1.31 (pg)
Meleagris gallopavo = 1.68 (pg)

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