Detailed Record for Passer domesticus

Common Name: House sparrow

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Passeriformes / Family Ploceidae / Genus Passer

C-value (pg): 1.26

Method: Static Cell Fluorometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
De Smet, W.H.O. (1981). The nuclear Feulgen-DNA content of the vertebrates (especially reptiles), as measured by fluorescence cytophotometry, with notes on the cell and chromosome size. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia 76: 119-167.

Other records available for this species:

Passer domesticus = 1.25 (pg)
Passer domesticus = 1.51 (pg)
Passer domesticus = 1.57 (pg)

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